The first site in Serbia to be added to the list was Stari Ras and Sopoćani, inscribed at the 3rd UNESCO session in 1979.
[3] All are listed as cultural sites, as determined by the organization's selection criteria.
The Medieval Monuments in Kosovo site, first added to the list in 2004 and expanded two years later, has been on UNESCO's list of endangered sites since 2006 due to difficulties in its management and conservation stemming from the region's political instability.
[5][a] The Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards site is a transnational entry, shared with three neighboring countries.
[15] As of 2021[update], Serbia recorded eleven sites on its tentative list.