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Botanical Garden and Aquarium

Speakup — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:03:59 GMT

Follow these links and enjoy visiting the Botanical Garden and the Aquarium:

www.pmf.kg.ac.yu/botanicka_basta

www.pmf.kg.ac.yu/akvarijum.html

Why I like living in Kragujevac

Speakup — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:44:01 GMT

Before I start writing about history and culture of Kragujevac, about education and tourism, I would like to say that the real reason why I like Kragujevac is my family, my friends, my school, and my teachers. I was born here, I spent my childhood in this town, and that's something that connects me with this town. The people in Kragujevac are very nice and the most important is they are naturale. In Kragujevac you will never hear the sentence " Mind your own business ", because we are the people with soul, with deep feelings. We are ready to help our friends, neighbours in any situation, any time. We are the people who know to respect what we have. So, according to that, I respect my family as the biggest fortune, I respect my friends, my home, my neighbours... For me, the nicest street in the world is my street, and the warmest home, with the most love, is my home. These were the reasons why I liked my town, and now I would like to tell you why I respect this town. First, because of the history that this town has: the history of the town is rich with events that changed the course of the history, economy and culture of this part of the world and the Balkans. Now, you can notice that Kragujevac had an important role in history and economy. The history of Kragujevac runs deeper than the history of the capital city of Serbia, Belgrade. Kragujevac is located at crossroads. Because of it, the town has been devastated many times and has suffered from great losses of human lives in numerous wars throughout the history. But it couldn't have demoralized us. We went on, and Kragujevac became the cultural and educational centre of the state. The most important institutions which were built in that time, are: The First Grammar School, the first Pharmacy, and the first printing press. But, the new centuries brought new wars. Durind the World War I, Kragujevac had lost 15% of its population. In the World War II, Kragujevac suffered from great losses of human lives and was destroyed. The most tragic day in the history of Kragujevac was October 21, 1941. On that day, fascists committed one of the biggest mass crimes when they shot several thousand Kragujevac citizens. But, even in those hard situations, our people were strong, and in in the post war period, Kragujevac developed more industry. Since 1976, Kragujevac has grown into a University centre. In my town, there is: 1. " Gimnazija ", the first grammar school in Serbia 2. " Knjazevsko-Serbski Teatar ", the first theatre in Serbia 3. Chatedral 4. Old National Assembly 5. Memorial park " October of Kragujevac " 6. Other numerous monuments There are some cultural and art instititutions of regional and national importance. These institutions continue to promote cultural activities in modern Serbia: theatre " Joakim Vujic " ( founded in 1835 ), national library " Vuk Kardzic" ( 1866 ), cultural and artistic group " Abrasevic " ( 1904 ). Also, in this, not so big town, there are 22 primary schools and 8 secondary schools. Kragujevac is the educational centre of Country of Sumadija. We also have three special educational institutions including: 1. a boarding school for deaf children 2. the school for mentally handicap children and 3. the school of music According to all these facts, I can say that I am proud of my town, and there is no reason why I shouldn't like my town with historical name Kragujevac. By Jelena Blagojevic

Places in Kragujevac

Speakup — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:08:01 GMT

Kragujevac has always been the center of attention because of many things...It was the capital of Serbia in the 19th centry.Kragujevac is also known for the tragedy that occurred on the 21st October,1941;when Germans killed students with their teachers and a lot of other people.

With it's 180 000 population Kragujevac is the third town in Serbia and the economic lungs of Sumadija.

Ihave been living in Kragujevac since I was born.Kragujevac has a lot of buildings,shops,boutiques,streets,schools and tourist sites. The most famous places in Kragujevac are the Main street, the center of the town and Big park.The Main street has a lot of cafes,boutiques,shops...as the center of the town.

Big park is a place for sport.There you can run,ride a bike,walk,do some exercises...whatever you like.The most famous cafes for teenagers are Jobs,Cinema and others.I visited a lot of towns but for me Kragujevac is the best!like someone say -home sweet home-

by Jovana

Why I like living here

Speakup — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:54:02 GMT

Kragujevac is a town in an area called Sumadija which is in central Serbia.Once,it was the capital,so you can only imagine how big history this town has. I've been living here since I was born and I know every corner of Kragujevac,so I'll tell you what I like most about living here.

First of all,Kragujevac is among the biggest towns in Serbia,it has 200 000 people.The thing I like most about it is Sumarice.Sumarice is a large park which has numerous monuments from the Second World War.I enjoy riding my bike there,running,walking,.. There is also a lake where courts for different kinds of sport were built.In summer this place is a paradise. Sumarice is not far away from the center of the town, actually it's very near.That's a great advantage because you can walk from the park to the main square and you don't have to go by car. The center of the Kragujevac is full of very old buildings.Some of them are reconstructed,but some aren't,but all in all the square looks really nice.There is also an interesting street called The Main street.This street is full in the evenings,there are a lot of cafes,butiques,.

When you turn left from that street and go straight you find yourself in front of a large,old and beautiful building.I could say proudly that's my school!That's the first school in Serbia,it's very famous and with respected tradition.Its name is The First Grammar School in Kragujevac.That's certainly one of the things I like most in my town. I'm in the third grade and I'm planning to enroll the university in Belgrade.

You'll never know where I'll go next,.but I'll be always coming back here because my life is here.

by Alexandra Markovic

General Information

Speakup — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:57:19 GMT

Hello from Serbia . We live in a town called Kragujevac, 145 km far from Belgrade, our capital. Kragujevac is an old town. It was the capital of Serbia in the 19^th century. Then, the first theatre, the first Grammar school and the first Constitution (in 1835) were established. At that time, Sebia was a kingdom. Now, Kragujevac is an industrial and University town with about 200,000 people living in it.