Šumadija District
The
Šumadija District (Šumadijski okrug, Шумадијски округ) is located in the central part of
Serbia. It has a population of 312,160, and the district seat is the city of
Kragujevac.
Šumadija District is divided into 6 municipalities and City of
Kragujevac, which is divided into 5 municipalities:
Municipalities of the district are:
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Aranđelovac*
Topola*
Rača*
Batočina*
Knić*
LapovoCity of
Kragujevac is divided into municipalities of:
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Aerodrom*
Pivara*
Stanovo*
Stari grad*
StragariIn the vicinity of Kragujevac stand several medieval monasteries, including the Annunciation monastery Divostin from the thirteenth century; the St. Nicholas monastery, believed to have existed at the time of the
Battle of Kosovo in
1389; and the
Drača monastery from unknown times.
In
1833 the Kragujevac Grammar School, the first Serb-language grammar school south of the
Sava and
Danube rivers, was founded in Kragujevac. Over the last fifty years this city of Serbian schooling has borne a symbol of grief: in the Memorial Park in Šumarice stands a monument to the pupils and teachers of this grammar school who were executed in
World War II. Seeking to set a frightening example for all Serbia, German fascists executed 7,000 citizens in Kragujevac over the course of a single day,
October 21,
1941. Among them were about 300 pupils and 18 teachers, including 15 boys from the ages of 8 to 15.
Today Kragujevac is a modern industrial center of Serbia. The most famous business is the Zastava car factory, which produced the famous
Yugo automobile. Also prominent are the "21 Oktobar" factory which produces spare car parts, and the "Crvena Zvezda" can factory.
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Official government website*
Districts of Serbia*
Šumadija
