Šumadija District

Šumadijski okrug Шумадијски округ
—  District of Serbia  —
Location of Šumadija District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Kragujevac
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	2,387 km2 (921.6 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	290,900
• Density	121.8/km2 (315.5/sq mi)
Municipalities	6 and 1 city
Settlements	174
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	169

The Šumadija District (Шумадијски округ, Šumadijski okrug) is located in the central part of Serbia. It has a population of 290,900, and the district seat is the city of Kragujevac. It is named after the larger region of Šumadija.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Ethnic groups (2002 census) 3 Culture and history 4 Economy 5 See also

Municipalities

Šumadija District is divided into 6 municipalities and City of Kragujevac, which is divided into 5 municipalities: Municipalities of the district are:

• Aranđelovac
• Topola
• Rača
• Batočina
• Knić
• Lapovo

City of Kragujevac is divided into municipalities of:

• Aerodrom
• Pivara
• Stanovo
• Stari Grad
• Stragari

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

• Serbs: 291,005
• Roma: 1,606

Culture and history

In 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.

Economy

Today Kragujevac is a modern industrial center of Serbia. The most famous business is the Zastava car factory, now part of FIAT, which produced the famous Yugo automobile. Also prominent are the "21 Oktobar" factory which produces spare car parts, and the Zastava Arms firearms manufacturer.

See also

• Districts of Serbia
• Šumadija

		Belgrade (capital)	Podunavlje District
	Kolubara District		Pomoravlje District
		Šumadija District
	Moravica District	Raška District

Districts of Serbia Vojvodina Central Banat · North Bačka · North Banat · South Bačka · South Banat · Srem · West Bačka Belgrade City of Belgrade Šumadija and Western Serbia Kolubara · Mačva · Moravica · Pomoravlje · Rasina · Raška · Šumadija · Zlatibor Southern and Eastern Serbia Bor · Braničevo · Jablanica · Nišava · Pčinja · Pirot · Podunavlje · Toplica · Zaječar Kosovo and Metohija1 Kosovo • Kosovo-Pomoravlje • Kosovska Mitrovica • Peć • Prizren 1 Sovereignty disputed with the Republic of Kosovo. These are the districts recognized by the Republic of Serbia. For the districts recognized by the Republic of Kosovo, see Districts of Kosovo.