What is Šumadija?
{{redlinks|date=September 2011}} [[Image:Sumadija region.png|thumb|250px|Map of Šumadija region, including its entire geographical area]] '''Šumadija''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic]]: Шумадија) is a geographical region in [[Serbia]]. The area was heavily [[forest]]ed, hence the name (''Šuma'' - forest). The [[city]] of [[Kragujevac]] is the center of the region, and the administrative center of the [[Šumadija District]] in [[Central Serbia]]. ==Borders== Šumadija is located between rivers [[Sava]] and [[Danube]] in the north, river Velika Morava in the east, river Zapadna Morava in the south, and Kolubara, Ljig and Dičina in the west.<ref>Miodrag Milošević, Geografija za 8. razred osnovne škole, Beograd, 1994.</ref> According to some interpretations (for example, physiologists such as [[Jovan Cvijić]] and ethnologist such as [[Erdeljanović]].<ref>Ivić, Beleske o biogračićkom govoru, Srpski dijalektoloski zbornik, 24/1978, 125</ref>), the northern border of Šumadija lay between [[Avala]] and [[Kosmaj]] mountain. According to that view, the capital of Serbia, [[Belgrade]] does not belong to this region. ==History== During the 18th century, the forests of Šumadija were the refuge for the [[Hajduk]]s that fought against [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] occupation. The first Serbian uprising in 1804 was led by national hero [[Karađorđe]]. The second Serbian uprising 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's efforts and negotiations Serbia was finally an independent state, after centuries under Ottoman reign. Between 1922 and 1929, one of the administrative units of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] was named Šumadijska Oblast. It roughly included territory of present-day [[Šumadija District]] with its administrative seat in [[Kragujevac]], which is the seat of the modern district as well. ==Cities== [[Image:Šumadija District.svg|thumb|250px|Map of Šumadija District, which include central parts of Šumadija region]] [[Ima