KRAGUYEVATS (also written KRAGUIEVATZ and KRAGUJEVAC)  , the capital of the Kraguyevats department of Servia; situated 59 m . S.S.W. of Belgrade, in a valley of the Shumadia, or " forest-land," and on the Lepenitsa, a small stream flowing north-east to join the Morava . On the opposite bank stands the picturesque hamlet of Obilichevo, with a large powder factory . Kraguyevats itself is the main arsenal of Servia, and possesses an iron-foundry and a steam flour-mill . It is the seat of the district prefecture, of a tribunal, of a fine library, and of a large garrison . It boasts the finest college building and the finest modern cathedral (in Byzantine style) in Servia . In the first years of Servia's autonomy under Prince Milosh, it was the residence of the prince and the seat of government (1818-1839) . Even later, between 1868 and 188o, the national assembly (Narodna Skupshtina) usually met there . In 1885 it was connected by a branch line (Kraguyevats-Lapovo) with the principal railway (Belgrade-Nish), and thenceforward the prosperity of the town steadily increased . Pop . (190o), 14,160 .