1.13. Sumadija region - Sumadija

Sumadija region includes parts of hilly terrains of Sumadija,  from the mountin Rudnik to the river Velika Morava. The area expands from 44° 32' geographic latitude on the north to 43° 52' geographic latitude to the south, on altitudes from 80 m to 400 m. Area where vineyards are grown are on altitudes from 150 m to 350 m, which gradually decrease going from south west to north east of the region.


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1.13. Šumadijski rejon - Šumadija

It includes territory in the municipalities of Arandjelovac, Topola, Smederevska Palanka, Velika Plana, Raca, Lapovo, Batocina, Kragujevac and Knic.

Types of soil in this region are vertisol and euteric cambisol, with less spread luvisol and soils in leaching, humofluvisol and semigley, fluvisol and other soils. The region is characterized by different expositions. Vineyards are mostly on south, south east, and east expositions, as well as on the top of the hills.

Topographic - relief characteristics of this region are mountains which belong in the group of Dinara mountains (so called Sumadija ridge). Those mountains are: Kosmaj (626 m), on the north west part of the region, mountain Gledicke Planine (922 m) on the south side of the region, Kotlenik (749 m), south of Gruzansko lake, then mountains Rudnik (1132 m) and Bukulja (696 m) on the west side of the region.

Sumadija region is dominated by forests of Turkey oak, ash, willow, poplar, red oak, as well as beech forests. Hilly lower belt is covered in mountain beech forest, especially in the area of Rudnik.

Main characteristic of landscape of this area are hilly terrains that are often covered in forests,  especially on lower slopes of the mountain Rucnik and other mountains. Region is also characterized by numerous orchards and plots with arable crops.

Landscape is also influenced by flat terrains of the valleys of rivers Lepenica, Ugljesnica, Jasenica, Kubrsnica, river Gruza and Gruzansko lake, as well as valley of Velika Morava.

 

Sumadija region has the following vineyards:

1.13.1. Krnjevo vineyards - Krnjevo;

1.13.2. Oplenac vineyards - Oplenac;

1.13.3. Raca vineyards - Raca;

1.13.4. Kragujevac vineyards - Kragujevac.