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

Geography

Located 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, 1,132 m). Stragari is the place of one of the biggest asbestos 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 Đurađ Branković (; sr-cyr, Ђурађ Бранковић; hu, Brankovics György; 1377 – 24 December 1456) was the Serbian Despot from 1427 to 1456. He was one of the last Serbian medieval rulers. He was a participant in the battle of Anka ...

. 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 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 In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...

vegetables Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems ...

and breeding

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...

. The main industrial plant is Stragarit (

paper industry The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard and other cellulose-based products. Manufacturing process The pulp is fed to a paper machine where it is formed as a paper web a ...

). 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 Hunting is the 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, bone/tusks, horn/antler, ...

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