Rajac is a mountain in western

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. The summit of the mountain lies at . The mountain is touristically the best developed and most accessible in the vicinity of

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. On Rajac the battle of Kolubara was fought during

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es dug by the Serbian army in November 1914 are still visible.

Nature

The slopes of the mountain are covered by

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s, clearings and

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birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...

, ash, turkey oak,

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fir Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus ''Abies'' () in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genu ...

and

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. The meadows grow a large number of

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. The forests host

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, roe deer, fox,

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and

tortoise Tortoises ( ) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like o ...

Scythe festival

Every year in July there is a 3 day long traditional scythe festival. Main happening is competition in traditional grass cutting with scythe - scything. In a big field competitors are gathered in traditional folklore clothes where they perform their scything skills and when finished they are rated by jury. It is not only important to be the fastest one but the quality and technique is important to win as well. There is many concerts during this three days and also there is a lot of traditional folklore music in big tents (Šatra) with tables and food, mainly pork or lamb roast, but also sour cabbage is something not to miss. Live music is performed by many artist during this days.

Rock climbing at Rajac

Rajac is the first and only granite climbing crag in Serbia. Located in the village of Građenik, this old granite quarry was turned into a small climbing crag with 36 bolted routes in total, difficulties from 4b to 8a+.

References

http://kosidba.com/manifestacije/o-rajcu/ {{Authority control Geography of Šumadija and Western Serbia Mountains of Serbia