Raška may refer to:

Geography

Raška (region) Raška ( sr-Cyrl, Рашка; ) is a geographical and historical region of Serbia. Initially a small borderline district between early medieval Serbia and Bulgaria (city/area of Stari Ras, Ras), and the Byzantine Empire, it became the center of ...

, geographical and historical region in modern Serbia *

Raška (river) The Raška ( sr-Cyrl, Рашка) is a river in southwestern Serbia, a 60 km-long left tributary to the Ibar river. Etymology Its historical name is Arsa (Latin) or Arzon (Greek: Αρζον). It probably existed with such a name in the l ...

, 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 21,498 people, while the town has a population of 6,291 people (2022 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 The Catepanate of Ras (Byzantine Greek: ) was a province ( catepanate) of the Byzantine Empire, established around 971 in central regions of early medieval Serbia, during the rule of Byzantine Emperor John Tzimiskes (969–976). The catepanate wa ...

, variant designation for the ''Catepanate of Ras'', a short lived Byzantine province (971–976) in central Serbian lands *

Grand Principality of Raška The Grand Principality of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Великожупанска Србија, Velikožupanska Srbija, separator=" / "), also known by the anachronistic exonym Rascia ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рашка, Raška, separator=" / ", link=no), w ...

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

Kingdom of Raška Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchic state or realm ruled by a king or queen. ** A monarchic chiefdom, represented or governed by a king or queen. * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and me ...

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

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

Little Raška Rascians ( / ''Raši, Rašani''; ) was a historical term for Serbs. The term was derived from the Latinized name for the central Serbian region of Raška (; sr-Cyrl, Рашка). In medieval and early modern Western sources, exonym ''Rascia'' was ...

, 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 The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () has been its colloq ...

from 1922 to 1929 *

Raška District The Raška District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It expands to the southwestern part of the country. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 296,532 inhabitants. The administrative center of the Raška distric ...

, modern administrative district () in Serbia

People with the surname

* Adam Raška (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 in 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 *

Karel Raška Karel Raška (; 17 November 1909 – 21 November 1987) was a Czech physician and epidemiologist, who headed the successful international effort during the 1960s to eradicate smallpox. Early life Raška was a Director of the WHO Division of Commu ...

(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 Danish 1st Division club Kolding IF. Honours ;Baník Ostrava *Gambrinus liga (1): 2003–04 *Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially kn ...

(born 1977), Czech football goalkeeper *

Chris Raschka Chris Raschka is an American illustrator, writer, and violist. He contributed to children's literature as a children's illustrator. Early life and education Raschka was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Though he grew up in suburban Chicago, ...

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

Geography

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People with the surname

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