Kragujevac

Kragujevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Крагујевац, ) is the fowert lairgest ceety in Serbie, the main ceety o the Šumadija region an the administrative centre o Šumadija Destrict. It is situatit on the banks o the Lepenica River. On the 2002 census, the ceety haed 211,580

Kragujevac wis the first caipital o modren Serbie (1818–1839), an the first constitution in the Balkans wis proclaimed in this ceety in 1835. Further on, the first full-fledged varsity in the newly independent Serbie wis foondit in 1838, precedit bi the first grammar schuil (Gimnazija), Printworks (baith in 1833), professional Naitional theatre (1835) an the Military academy (1837).

Belgrade teuk the lead bi becomin the seat o the throne in 1841. The University o Kragujevac wis no reestablisht till 1976. Contemporary Kragujevac is kent for its wappens, munition, an Zastava automobiles company.

 Twin touns - sister ceeties 

Kragujevac is twinned wi:

  Suresnes, Fraunce, syne  1967
  Piteşti, Romanie, syne 1971
  Bydgoszcz, Poland, syne  1971
  Ohrid, Macedonie, syne  2001
  Bielsko-Biała, Poland, syne  2002
  Springfield, Unitit States, syne 2002
  Reggio Emilia, Italy, syne 2004
  Mogilev, Belaroushie, syne 2006

The toun haes ither forms o cooperation an ceety friendship seemilar tae the twin toun/sister ceety programmes wi:

  Trenčín, Slovakie
  Carrara, Italy
  Bat Yam , Israel, syne 1992
  Drama, Greece
  Hanover, Germany
  Ingolstadt, Germany, synee 2003
  Mostar, Bosnie an Herzegovinae
  Karlovac, Croatie
  Srbinje, Bosnie an Herzegovinae
  Opole, Poland 
  Sinchon, North Korea

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

 Ceety o Kragujevac offeecial wabsteid
 Ceety o Kragujevac web portal 
 Ceety o Kragujevac popular wabsteid 
 University o Kragujevac
 Faculty o Economics 


Category:Umwhile caipitals o Serbie
Category:Municipalities an ceeties o Šumadija an Wastren Serbie
Category:Populatit places in Šumadija Destrict
Category:Šumadija
Category:Varsity touns
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