Everything about Umadija totally explained
Šumadija (Шумадија) is a geographical region in
Serbia. The area was heavily
forested, hence the name (
Šuma - forest). The
city of
Kragujevac is the center of the region, and the administrative center of the
Šumadijski okrug (Šumadija District) in
Central Serbia.
History
During the 19th century, the forests of Sumadija was the refuge for the Hajduks that fought the Turks. The first uprising in 1804 was led by national hero
Karageorge. The second uprising by the Serbs in 1815 was led by
Miloš Obrenović who successfully repelled the Turkish forces and by
1830, Serbia had gained its full autonomy because of Miloš effort and negotiating and Serbia was finally an independent state, after centuries under Ottoman reign.
Between 1922 and 1929, one of the administrative units of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was named Šumadijska Oblast. It roughly included territory of present-day
Šumadija District of Serbia, and its seat was
Kragujevac, which is a seat of the modern district as well.
Cities
Some of the large cities in Šumadija are:
Other cities are
Velika Plana,
Topola,
Lapovo,
Mladenovac,
Lazarevac,
Ljig,
Belanovica and
Rača.
Politics
Some political parties of Serbia (notably
Democratic Party of Serbia and
Šumadija Coalition) propose the creation of the new administrative units of Serbia rather than the current 2 autonomous provinces and central administrative region. This proposal if adopted would stabilize the country and allow for more flexible development of the region's. According to these proposals, Serbia would be divided into 6 regions:
Vojvodina (capital city: Novi Sad)
Kosovo (capital city: Priština)
Šumadija (capital city: Kragujevac)
Podunavlje (capital city: Niš)
Podrinje (capital city: Užice)
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