Raška may refer to:

Geography

Raška (region) Raška ( sr, Рашка; la, Rascia) is a geographical and historical region, covering the south-western parts of modern Serbia, and historically also including north-eastern parts of modern Montenegro, and some of the most eastern parts of mo ...

, geographical and historical region in modern Serbia *

Raška (river) The Raška ( sr-cyr, Рашка) is a river in southwestern Serbia, a 60 km-long left tributary to the Ibar river. Its historical name is Arzon (Greek: Αρζον). Course The Raška originates from a strong well and several sinking streams ...

, river in southwestern part of Serbia *

Raška, Serbia Raška ( sr-cyr, Рашка, ) is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. The municipality has a population of 24,680 people, while the town has a population of 6,574 people (2011 census). It covers an area o ...

, town and municipality in Serbia

History and administration

* Eparchy of Raška, a medieval diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church * Catepanate of Raška, variant designation for the ''Catepanate of Ras'', a short lived Byzantine province (971-976) in central Serbian lands *

Grand Principality of Raška Grand Principality of Serbia ( sr, Великожупанска Србија, Velikožupanska Srbija), or Rascia ( sr, Рашка, Raška), was a medieval Serbian state that existed from the second half of the 11th century up until 1217, when it ...

, variant designation for the Grand Principality of Serbia, in the 11th and 12th century *

Kingdom of Raška The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr, / ), or the Serbian Kingdom ( sr, / ), was a medieval Serbian state that existed from 1217 to 1346 and was ruled by the Nemanjić dynasty. The Grand Principality of Serbia was elevated with the regal coronation ...

, variant designation for the medieval Kingdom of Serbia, in the 13th and 14th century *

Raška architectural style Raška may refer to: Geography * Raška (region), geographical and historical region in modern Serbia * Raška (river), river in southwestern part of Serbia * Raška, Serbia, town and municipality in Serbia History and administration * Eparchy ...

, architectural style in medieval Serbia, in the 12th and 13th century *

Despotate of Raška The Serbian Despotate ( sr, / ) was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is generally considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire and ...

, variant designation for the Despotate of Serbia, in the 15th century *

Little Raška Rascians ( sr, Раши, Рашани / ''Raši, Rašani''; la, Rasciani, Natio Rasciana) was a historical term for Serbs. The term was derived from the Latinized name for the central Serbian region of Raška ( la, Rascia; sr-Cyrl, Рашка) ...

, a region inhabited by Serbs (Rascians) in southern regions of Pannonian plain, from the 16th to 18th century *

Raška Oblast Raška may refer to: Geography * Raška (region), geographical and historical region in modern Serbia * Raška (river), river in southwestern part of Serbia * Raška, Serbia, town and municipality in Serbia History and administration * Eparchy ...

, former administrative district in

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama ...

from 1922 to 1929 *

Raška District The Raška District ( sr, / , ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It expands to the south-western part of the country. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 309,258 inhabitants. T ...

, modern administrative district (ser. "okrug") in Serbia

People with the surname

Adam Raška Adam Raška may refer to: * Adam Raška (ice hockey, born 1994) * Adam Raška (ice hockey, born 2001) Adam Raška (born 25 September 2001) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL), as a ...

(born 1994), Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga *

Jiří Raška Jiří Raška (; 4 February 1941 – 20 January 2012) was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper. He is regarded as the most famous Czech ski jumper of the 20th century. Early life He was born in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm in 1941. His father died o ...

(1941–2012), Czech ski jumper, gold medalist in the 1968 Winter Olympics *

Karel Raška Karel Raška (; 17 November 1909 in Strašín – 21 November 1987 in Prague) was a Czech physician and epidemiologist, who headed the successful international effort during the 1960s to eradicate smallpox. Life Raška graduated from the gym ...

(1909–1987), Czech physician and epidemiologist *

Martin Raška Martin Raška (born 31 January 1977) is a Czech football goalkeeper who works as a goalkeeping coach at DAC Dunajská Streda. Honours ;Baník Ostrava *Gambrinus liga The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reas ...

(born 1977), Czech football goalkeeper *

Chris Raschka Chris Raschka (born March 6, 1959) is an American illustrator, writer, and violist. He contributed to children's literature as a children's illustrator. He was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012. ...

(born 1959), Austrian-American illustrator, writer and violist

Geography

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People with the surname

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