Stragari

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Coordinates: 44°09′N 20°40′E / 44.15, 20.667
Stragari Страгари
Location of Stragari within Serbia
Country	Serbia
District	Šumadija
Settlements	11
Government
- Mayor	{{{mayor}}}
Area ^[1]
- Municipality	165 km² (63.7 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)^[2]
- Total	1,000 est
- Municipality	4,500
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	34323
Car plates	KG
Area code	+381 34
Website: http://www.stragari.co.yu

Stragari (Страгари) is a village 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.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Economy
4 Municipalities
5 Inhabited places
6 Gallery
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Located at 44°8′60″N, 20°40′0″E 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 intо Jasenica River, on the northeastern side of the Rudnik Mountain (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.

[edit] History

The XIV century monastery Voljavča near Stragari

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Municipalities

The city of Kragujevac is divided into the following municipalities:

[edit] Inhabited places

Stragari
Veliki Šenj
Vlakča
Dobrača
Kamenica
Kotraža
Ljubičevac
Mala Vrbica
Masloševo
Ramaća
Ugljarevac

[edit] Gallery

Part of Stragari with Ramacski peak (813 m) behind

Stragarit

Asbestos

Ljubićevac on Rudnik Mt., near Stragari

[edit] External links

Municipalities and cities of Serbia

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Central Serbia

City of Belgrade: (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara)• City of Čačak • City of Jagodina • City of Kragujevac: (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari)
• City of Kraljevo • City of Kruševac • City of Leskovac • City of Loznica • City of Niš:(Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • City of Novi Pazar • City of Požarevac • City of Smederevo • City of Šabac • City of Užice • City of Valjevo • City of Vranje • City of Zaječar

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