Geography
Located at 44°9′N 20°40′E / 44.15°N 20.667°E / 44.15; 20.667Coordinates: 44°9′N 20°40′E / 44.15°N 20.667°E / 44.15; 20.667 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, 1,132 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.
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