90% of the families of Šumadija descended from settler families of various Serb ethnographic groups. The Dinaric group was predominant, while other South Slavic regions are included in lesser percentages. This diverse population blended, mutually permeated and leveled, thus creating an ethnographic group (the Šumadinci), with characteristical psychical traits. Cvijić noted the particular striking character of the Šumadinci as "something very strong, bold, with great activeness, and healthy nerves", that many of them are capable, "it seems, they manage to succeed in any enterprise", and that "there is increasingly appearing personalities with great will", "Foreign observers would have the impression that everyone thrives with intractible persistence and tenacity", "Rigid traditionalism has almost completely disappeared. All adapt to new ways of life. There is less talk, less epic poems and epic preferences than in pure Dinaric people". Among other traits, the Šumadinac has "common sense, measures and sense of reality. They know how to assess things and events fairly and without anger, when they are fully aware of these. The peasants are often characterized by sensing measures, which is rarely held by their schooled compatriots." They were shown to be a very honest and humorous people. In popular culture Songs Smak, Šumadijski blues (1976) Braća Bajić, Šumadijo, šumovita, folk song (?) interpreted by Bora Spužić Kvaka (1981), Predrag Gojković Cune, Radiša Urošević (1990s), among others Miroslav Ilić, Šumadijo, folk song (1982) Rade Petrović, Šumadijo ko bi tebe ostavio, folk song (1981) interpreted by Era Ojdanić, Šumadijo, Šumadijo Snežana Đurišić, Odakle si, sele, folk song (1981) Gordana Stojićević, Dobro jutro Šumadijo, folk song (1979) Olivera Katarina, Šu, Šu, Šumadijo, pop song (1969) Vasilija Radojčić, Šumadijo, rodni kraju, folk song (?) interpreted by Pavle Stefanović (1977) See also Šumadija District Geographical regions in Serbia Šumadija and Western Serbia References Sources Books Journals Other External links Geographical regions of Serbia Historical regions in Serbia Geography of Šumadija and Western Serbia Geography of Southern and Eastern Serbia Geography of Belgrade Wine regions of Serbia