Raška (Serbian Cyrillic: Рашка, pronounced [râʃkaː]) 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 of 670 km2 (259 sq. mi.). The town is situated on the rivers Raška and Ibar.
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History
The town and municipality bears the name of the historical Raška region. It was the first Nemanjić's independent country and the center of culture and the statehood of Serbs in the Middle Ages.
Raška as a settlement was first mentioned in 1835 and the first Urban Plan of Raška dates back to 1844. From 1929 to 1941, Raška was part of the Zeta Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Raška has 24,678 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):
Sports
Local football club Bane 1931 has played on the second level of Serbian football.
Notable people
Branko Jovicic, Serbian and Red Star football player
Savatije Milošević, Serbian hajduk and Chetnik commander, born in Pavlica
Serbian Patriarch German
Goran Bogdanović, Serbian politician
Milenković family (Svetozar Milenković (1907–1983), Vida Milenković (1912–1992), and Aleksandar Petrović), Righteous Among the Nations
Milunka Savić, Serbian World War I hero
Saša Knežević-Gurman, Serbian guerrilla
Obrad Dragoslalić, medieval nobleman