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Raška (Serbian Cyrillic: Рашка; Latin: Rascia) is a geographical and historical region of Serbia.Initially a small borderline district between early medieval Serbia and Bulgaria (city/area of Ras), and the Byzantine Empire, it became the center of the Grand Principality of Serbia and of the Serbian Kingdom in the mid-12th century.
The Raška District (Serbian: Рашки округ / Raški okrug, pronounced [râʃkiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia.
Raška (Serbian Cyrillic: Рашка, pronounced) is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. The municipality has a population of 21,498 people, while the town has a population of 6,291 people (2022 census). [2]
Little Raška, a region inhabited by Serbs (Rascians) in southern regions of Pannonian plain, from the 16th to 18th century; Raška Oblast, former administrative district in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1922 to 1929; Raška District, modern administrative district (ser. "okrug") in Serbia
The Grand Principality of Serbia (Serbian: Великожупанска Србија / Velikožupanska Srbija), also known by the anachronistic exonym Rascia (Serbian: Рашка / Raška), was a medieval Serbian state that existed from the second half of the 11th century up until 1217, when it was transformed into the Kingdom of Serbia.
Rascians (Serbian: Раши, Рашани / Raši, Rašani; Latin: Rasciani, Natio Rasciana) was a historical term for Serbs.The term was derived from the Latinized name for the central Serbian region of Raška (Latin: Rascia; Serbian Cyrillic: Рашка).
Eparchy of Raška and Prizren, which includes the region of Raška and whole of Kosovo and Metohija. Eparchy of Raška and Prizren [a] is one of the oldest eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, featuring the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Serbian Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, as well as Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Visoki Dečani, which together are part of the UNESCO World ...
Raska may refer to: Raska Lukwiya (died 2006), third highest-ranking leader of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group founded in northern Uganda Raska (region) , spelling variant for the historical region of Raška, in Serbia