The Serbian Language

• Serbian is a South Slavic language and uses both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets.
• It is one of the few European languages with active digraphia (use of two writing systems).
• The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet was devised in 1814 by linguist Vuk Karadžić on phonemic principles.
• Serbian is a South Slavic language spoken by about 12 million people, mainly in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia.
• It uses both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, with the choice depending on the region and context.
• Serbian has a rich cultural heritage, with contributions to literature, music, and folklore.

About Tempe

Tempe is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tempe is located 9 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Marrickville Council. Tempe sits on the northern bank of the Cooks River and is separated from Sydney Airport by the Alexandra Canal, also known as Sheas Creek.

The Wolli Creek waterway also empties into the Cooks River near Tempe. Tempe was named after the mansion on the southern banks of the Cooks River in the area that is now known as Wolli Creek. Alexander Brodie Spark (1792–1856), an immigrant from Elgin, Scotland, built Tempe House in 1836. It was named after the 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley in ancient Greek legend set at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece. Tempe House, designed by John Verge (1772–1861), has a Georgian feel and is regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney.

Spark also donated money towards the purchase of land and the building of St Peter’s Church of England, which gave its name to the suburb of St Peters, to the north of Tempe.

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