With the city population of 179,417 according to the census in 2011, Kragujevac is the fourth largest town in Serbia and administrative center of the Šumadija District, located about 120 kilometers south of Belgrade. Kragujevac is a significant economic, cultural, educational and health center of Šumadija, Pomoravlje, and the neighboring regions.

By 1990, Kragujevac was the fifth most developed city in Yugoslavia immediately after Slovenian towns. At the beginning of the 1990s, the city became one of the poorest cities in Serbia. Today, Kragujevac is again one of the strongest administrative, cultural, financial, industrial and political centers in Serbia.

Thanks to rail and road transport, Kragujevac is connected with Belgrade, Nis, Kraljevo, Cacak and other cities.

Intercity and urban transport in the town of Kragujevac is currently carried out by two companies: "Lasta" from Belgrade and "Vulović-transport" from Rekovac. There are 24 regular and permanent public transport lines, and one seasonal lines that goes to Lake Sumarice.

Indjija is a town and a municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. According to the legend, the name of the town comes from Turkish word "ikindia" – meaning evening prayer and is related to the time after 1699 when the town fell under Turkish rule. On the other hand, there is the claim that the town was named after the name of Orthodox women – Indjija.

Numerous cultural historical monuments, modern and prehistoric, are testify to the turbulent history of this region. Remains of Roman and medieval fortress and a monument to the Battle of Slankamen talk about the strategic importance of this area of the Danube, which was the border of various empires through history.

Urban core Indjija dates from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, from the period of industrial development and the period of German nationality residents settling when building of Municipal Administration, house of Vojnovics, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter, the building of the presbytery and townhouses with frontage eclectically designed with elements Baroque, Classical, Renaissance and Art Nouveau were built.

With its new pedestrian zone with a monumental square, modern building of the Cultural Center[5] floral arrangements and street furniture, Indjija builds an image of the European city tailored for a modern man.