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File:City of Kragujevac.JPG
Map of the Kragujevac City with municipalities, showing the location of Stragari
Part of Stragari with Ramacski peak (813 m) behind
Stragarit
Asbestos
The XIV century monastery Voljavča near Stragari
Ljubićevac on Rudnik Mt., near Stragari

Stragari (Страгари) is a town and municipality situated in the central part of Šumadija District in Serbia. The municipality of Stragari is one of the five municipalities of Kragujevac city.

Geography

Located at 44°8′60″N 20°40′0″E / 44.15000°N 20.66667°E / 44.15000; 20.66667 Coordinates: latitude seconds >= 60
{{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude and at 250 m above sea level, it lies 30 km northwest of Kragujevac and about 120 km south of state capital, Belgrade.

It lies on the outfall of Srebrnica river in Jasenica river, on the northeastern side of the mountain Rudnik (highest peak - Cvijić's peak, 1132 m).

Stragari with 10 surrounding villages forms one of five municipalities of city of Kragujevac. Estimated population of the municipality is 4,500.

In Stragari is one of the biggest asbestos mines in Europe.

Inhabited places

  1. Stragari
  2. Veliki Šenj
  3. Vlakča
  4. Dobrača
  5. Kamenica
  6. Kotraža
  7. Ljubičevac
  8. Mala Vrbica
  9. Masloševo
  10. Ramaća
  11. Ugljarevac

History

Stragari was mentioned for the first time in Turkish census documentation in 1476. At that time, Stragari had only 39 households. It received the status of town in 1922.

In monastery Voljavča (Вољавча) near Stragari in 1805. the First Serbian government (called "Praviteljstvujušči sovjet") held their first sessions.

Economy

This is an agricultural area and farmers are producing fruit, vegetables and breeding cattle.

Stragari's main industrial plant is Stragarit (paper industry).

Stragari has the preconditions necessary for development of a tourism industry.

The spa "Voljavča" and the monastery with the same name are located there as well as good facilities for recreation activities and hunting.

See also

External links

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