Gornji Striževac ( sr-cyrl, Горњи Стрижевац) is a
village
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in the
municipality
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of
Babušnica
Babušnica () is a town and municipality situated in the Pirot District of southeastern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the town's population is 4,254, and the municipality's population is 9,109.
Geography
The municipality borders Gadžin Han muni ...
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Serbia
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. At the 2002 census, the village had a population of 154 people.
[Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ]
Geography
The terrain around Gornji Striževac is mostly hilly, but to the west it is mountainous.
The highest point in the area is Golaš, 949 metres above sea level, 1.9 km north of Gornji Striževac. With a population density of 104 people per square kilometre, the area around Gornji Striževac is relatively densely populated. The nearest larger town is Pirot, 16.4 km east of Gornji Striževac.
The area around Gornji Striževac is almost entirely rural.
In the region around Gornji Striževac, mountains are quite common.
References
Populated places in Pirot District
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