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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 81. Chapters: Aleksandrovac, Aran elovac, Arilje, Bajina Ba ta, Bato ina, Bogati, Brus, a ak, ajetina, i evac, uprija, Despotovac, Gornji Milanovac, Ivanjica, Jagodina, Kni, Koceljeva, Kosjeri, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krupanj, Kru evac, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Ljig, Ljubovija, Loznica, Lu ani, Mali Zvornik, Mionica, Nova Varo, Novi Pazar, Ose ina, Para in, Po ega, Serbia, Priboj, Prijepolje, Ra a, Ra ka, Serbia, Rekovac, abac, Sjenica, Svilajnac, Topola, Trstenik, Tutin, Serbia, Ub, Serbia, U ice, Valjevo, Varvarin, Vladimirci, Vrnja ka Banja. Excerpt: Kragujevac (Serbian Cyrillic:, pronounced ( listen)) is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the umadija region and the administrative centre of umadija District. It is situated on the banks of the river Lepenica. According to official results of the 2011 census, the city has a population of 150,835 inhabitants, while administrative area has a population of 179,417.Kragujevac was the first capital of modern Serbia (1818-1839), and the first constitution in the Balkans was proclaimed in this city in 1835. Further on, the first full- fledged university in the newly independent Serbia was founded in 1838, preceded by the first grammar school (Gimnazija), Printworks (both in 1833), professional National theatre (1835) and the Military academy (1837). Belgrade took the lead by becoming the seat of the throne in 1841. The University of Kragujevac was not reestablished until 1976. Contemporary Kragujevac is known for its weapons, munition, and Zastava Automobiles company. Amid a Residence, Balkan style architectureThe name of the town derived from the archaic Serbian word "kraguj," which is a name used for a particular species of hawk, thus the name means "hawk's nesting place." Kragujevac experienced a lot of historical...
