Šumadija Destrict

The Šumadija Destrict (Шумадијски округ, Šumadijski okrug) is locatit in the central pairt o Serbie. It haes a population o 290,900, an the destrict seat is the ceety o Kragujevac. It is namit efter the lairger region o Šumadija.

Municipalities
Šumadija Destrict is dividit intae 6 municipalities an Ceety o Kragujevac, which is dividit intae 5 municipalities:
Municipalities o the destrict are:
Aranđelovac
Topola
Rača
Batočina
Knić
Lapovo
Ceety o Kragujevac is dividit intae municipalities o:
Aerodrom
Pivara
Stanovo
Stari Grad
Stragari

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Serbs: 291,005
Roma: 1,606

Cultur an history
In the vicinity o Kragujevac staund several medieval monasteries, includin the Annunciation monastery Divostin frae the thirteent century; the St. Nicholas monastery, believit tae hae existit at the time o the Battle o Kosovo in 1389; an the Drača monastery frae unkent times.

In 1833 the Kragujevac Grammar School, the first Serb-leid grammar schuil sooth o the Sava an Danube rivers, wis foondit in Kragujevac. Ower the last fifty years this ceety o Serbie schuilin haes borne a seembol o grief: in the Memorial Pairk in Šumarice staunds a monument tae the pupils an teachers o this grammar schuil who wur executit in World War II. Seekin tae set a frichtenin ensaumple for aw Serbie, German fascists executit 7,000 ceetizens in Kragujevac ower the course o a single day, 21 October 1941. Amang them wur aboot 300 pupils an 18 teachers, includin 15 boys frae the ages o 8 tae 15.

Economy
The day Kragujevac is a modren industrial centre o Serbie. The maist famous business is the Zastava caur factory, nou pairt o FIAT, which producit the famous Yugo automobile. An aw prominent are the "21 Oktobar" factory which produces spare caur pairts, an the Zastava Arms fireairms manufacturer.

See an aw

Destricts o Serbie
Šumadija


Category:Destricts o Šumadija an Wastren Serbie
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