Raška may refer to:
Geography
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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
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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
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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
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Eparchy of Raška
Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on t ...
, a medieval diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church
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Catepanate of Raška, variant designation for the ''Catepanate of Ras'', a short lived Byzantine province (971-976) in central Serbian lands
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Grand Principality of Raška
Grand Principality of Serbia ( sr, Великожупанска Србија, Velikožupanska Srbija), or Rascia ( sr, Рашка, Raška), was a medieval Serbs, Serbian state that existed from the second half of the 11th century up until 1217, ...
, variant designation for the Grand Principality of Serbia, in the 11th and 12th century
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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
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Raška architectural style, architectural style in medieval Serbia, in the 12th and 13th century
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Despotate of Raška, variant designation for the Despotate of Serbia, in the 15th century
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Little Raška, a region inhabited by Serbs (Rascians) in southern regions of Pannonian plain, from the 16th to 18th century
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Raška Oblast, 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 s ...
from 1922 to 1929
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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. Th ...
, modern administrative district (ser. "okrug") in Serbia
People with the surname
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Adam Raška (born 1994), Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with HC Kometa Brno in the Czech Extraliga
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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 of l ...
(1941–2012), Czech ski jumper, gold medalist in the 1968 Winter Olympics
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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 gymnas ...
(1909–1987), Czech physician and epidemiologist
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Martin Raška (born 1977), Czech football goalkeeper
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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.
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(born 1959), Austrian-American illustrator, writer and violist
See also
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Raska (disambiguation)
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Rassa (disambiguation)
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