Šumadija

Šumadija (pronounced [ʃumǎdija], Serbian Cyrillic:Шумадија) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from šuma 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the center of the region, and the administrative center of the Šumadija District in the Šumadija and Western Serbia statistical region.