Stragari ( sr-cyr, Страгари) is a rural settlement within the City of

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

Geography

Located at 250 m above sea level, it lies 30 km northwest of Kragujevac and about 120 km south of state capital,

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

. It lies on the outfall of Srebrnica river intо

Jasenica River The Jasenica ( Serbian Cyrillic: Јасеница, ) is a river in central Serbia. It is long and is the left tributary of the Great Morava. This river gives the name to the surrounding region. Description The Jasenica originates from severa ...

, on the northeastern side of the

Rudnik Mountain Rudnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Рудник, ) is a mountain in central Serbia, near the town of Gornji Milanovac. Its highest peak ''Cvijićev vrh'', named after geologist and biologist Jovan Cvijić, has an elevation of 1,132 meters above sea ...

(highest peak - Cvijić's peak, 1,132 m). Stragari is the place of one of the biggest

asbestos Asbestos () is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into the atmosphere b ...

mines in Europe.

History

In 1425 Stefan Lazarević held a major meeting in Srebrnica because of the question on who would succeed him to the Serb throne (he had no children), he chose Đurađ Branković. Stragari is mentioned for the first time in Turkish census documentation in 1476 as Strgar. At that time, Stragari had only 39 households. From 1717 to 1739 the town saw a large influx of Austrians. In monastery

Voljavča Voljavča ( sr-cyr, Вољавча) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated in a dense forest near the Voljavča creek on the northeastern slope of the Rudnik, near the village of Stragari in central Serbia. The monastery church, dedicated to s ...

near Stragari in 1805, the First Serbian government (called "Praviteljstvujušči sovjet") held their first sessions. It received the status of town in 1922. From May 2002, Stragari (along with 10 other settlements), formed one of five city municipalities which consisted the City of Kragujevac. However, the City municipality of Stragari was dissolved in March 2008.

Economy

This is an agricultural area and farmers are producing fruit, vegetables and breeding cattle. The main industrial plant is Stragarit ( paper industry). Stragari has the preconditions necessary for development of a tourism industry. The

spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneothe ...

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

hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

Gallery

Image:stragari.jpg, Part of Stragari with Ramacski peak (''813 m'') behind Image:stragarit.jpg, Stragarit Image:stragari azbestos.jpg, Asbestos Image:ljubicevac rudnik.jpg, Ljubićevac on Rudnik Mt., near Stragari

References

External links

Zvanična prezentacija varošice Stragari

Stragari na internetu
{{Spas in Serbia Populated places in Šumadija District Šumadija Defunct urban municipalities of Kragujevac