Kragujevac
Sign in to saveKragujevac (, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 146,318 while the city administrative area has 171,186 inhabitants.
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Kragujevac is Serbia's fourth-largest city, located in central Serbia along the Lepenica River and serving as the administrative hub of the Šumadija District. With a population of about 146,000 people within the city proper, it is an important regional center in a historically significant area of Serbia.
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- City of Kragujevac
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- Location of Kragujevac within Serbia.
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- Šumadija and Western Serbia
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- Etymology
- History
- Early and medieval
- Habsburg-Ottoman conflict and major revolts
- Industrial development
- World War I
- Yugoslavia
- Kragujevac today
- Geography and infrastructure
- Cityscape
- Transportation
- Climate
- Municipalities and settlements
- Demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Politics
- Economy
- Society and culture
- Education
- Culture
- Sports
- Local media
- Gallery
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Partnerships and cooperation
- See also
- Notes and references
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Kragujevac (, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 146,318 while the city administrative area has 171,186 inhabitants.
Kragujevac was the first capital of modern Serbia and the first constitution in the Balkans, the Sretenje Constitution, was proclaimed in the city in 1835. A unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service was located there in World War I. During the Second World War, Kragujevac was the site of a massacre by the Nazis in which 2,778 Serb men and boys were killed.