The Balkans.

[Jana]

Fully agreed except SERBIA. It's clear Balkan imo. Geographically and lesser extent but strongly culturally it's very Balkan. The only thing that creates Balkan connection for Croatia is historical ties with Serbs. Otherwise it would be fully Central Euro like Slovenia with low Med vibe.

But Vojvodina is Central European region
I think it's Bosnia that makes permanent link of Croats with Balkans.

[Lavrentis]

Serbia is fully Balkan. As Feiichy said once, even northern Serbs have significant southern Serbian ancestry.

[Jana]

Serbia is fully Balkan. As Feiichy said once, even northern Serbs have significant southern Serbian ancestry.

They have mostly Kosovo origins (earliest settlers) and modern ones from croatia, Bih, montengro.

But Serbs who are for centuries in Vojvodina are Central Europeans culturally despite they're orthodox, region was never part of Serbian state until 1918 and it was taken from Hungary. Go to any Vojvodina city and you will see Gothic cathedrals, classic art noveau bulidings, Hungarian, Slovak, Croat, Ruysn, Romanian villages.....there was also huge German population until post-ww2. Folk music of Vojvodina ia nothing Balkan, this region relly balongs to Central Europe in every aspect.

[Lavrentis]

They have mostly Kosovo origins (earliest settlers) and modern ones from croatia, Bih, montengro.

But Serbs who are for centuries in Vojvodina are Central European culturally despite they're orthodox, region was never part of Serbian state until 1918 and it was taken from Hungary. Go to any Vojvodina city and you will see Gothic cathedrals, classic art noveau bulidings, Hungarian, Slovak, Croat, Ruysn, Romanian villages.....there was also huge German population until post-ww2. Folk music of Vojvodina ia nothing Balkan, this region really balongs to Central Europe in every aspect.

Orthodoxy isn't something that makes you Balkan though. Romanians are Orthodox but in my opinion they are culturally between Central and Eastern Europe, with the exception of southern Romania which is Balkan.

Are the Gothic cathedrals in Vojvodina run by Orthodox or Catholics? Or both?

[Grishnack]

Romania IS Balkan. Maybe not all of it, but the South clearly is Balkan.

[Böri]

But Vojvodina is Central European region
I think it's Bosnia that makes permanent link of Croats with Balkans.

Vojvodina has Magyar population and Catholic culture. When Serbs will fully assimilate them Vojvodina will turn fully Balkan too Serbia is actually the heart of Balkans IMO.

[Lavrentis]

Romania IS Balkan. Maybe not all of it, but the South clearly is Balkan.

Yes, I said this on my previous comment, that I consider south Romania to be Balkan but not the rest.

[Böri]

Yes, I said this on my previous comment, that I consider south Romania to be Balkan but not the rest.

Dobruja is Balkan, the region Romania took from Bulgars after Balkan conflicts but rest? Constanta, Szekely etc hardly Balkanian.

[Jana]

Orthodoxy isn't something that makes you Balkan though. Romanians are Orthodox but in my opinion they are culturally between Central and Eastern Europe, with the exception of southern Romania which is Balkan.
Are the Gothic cathedrals in Vojvodina run by Orthodox or Catholics? Or both?

Gothic Cathedrals run by Catholic clergy of course. There are plenty of Catholics and Protestants left in Vojvodina.
About Romania, it is mostly Balkan to me , because Wallachia is heart of Romanian state and capital is there. But Moldova is closer to Ukraine/Eastern Europe than to Balkans. Wallachia and Moldova are original Romanian principalities.
Transylvania Romanians are Central Europeans, but that region wasn't part of Romania until 1918 too (like Vojvodina).

[Grishnack]

Dobruja is Balkan, the region Romania took from Bulgars after Balkan conflicts but rest? Constanta, Szekely etc hardly Balkanian.

Constanta is in Dobrudja, bruh