Raška, Serbia

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Town and municipality in Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia

Raška Рашка
Town and municipality
Town center square
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Raška within Serbia
Country	Serbia
Region	Šumadija and Western Serbia
District	Raška
Settlements	61
Government
• Mayor	Ignjat Rakitić (SNS)
Area [1]
• Town	3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
• Municipality	670 km2 (260 sq mi)
Elevation	497 m (1,631 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
• Town	6,574
• Town density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
• Municipality	24,680
• Municipality density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	36350
Area code	+381(0)36
Car plates	RA
Website	www.raska.org.rs

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 24,680 people, while the town has a population of 6,574 people (2011 census). It covers an area of 670 km². The town is situated on the rivers Raška and Ibar.

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  1 History
  


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  2 Demographics
  
  
  
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  3 Economy
  


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  4 Gallery
  


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  5 Notable people
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

History

The town and municipality bears the name of the historical Raška region. From 1929 to 1941, Raška was part of the Zeta Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

In December 2013 whilst excavating the village of Rudnica in Raška, EULEX found the remains of Kosovo-Albanians from the Kosovo War; there are believed to be up to 250 Kosovo Albanians buried in Rudnica.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	25,837	—
1953	28,008	+1.63%
1961	29,856	+0.80%
1971	29,367	−0.17%
1981	29,475	+0.04%
1991	28,747	−0.25%
2002	26,981	−0.57%
2011	24,678	−0.99%
Source: [4]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Raška has 24,678 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic composition of the municipality:^[5]

Ethnic group	Population
Serbs	24,135
Romani	202
Montenegrins	45
Macedonians	21
Albanians	12
Gorani	12
Others	251
Total	24,678

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of employed people per their core activity (as of 2016):^[6]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	88
Mining	621
Processing industry	836
Distribution of power, gas and water	92
Distribution of water and water waste management	148
Construction	183
Wholesale and retail, repair	707
Traffic, storage and communication	363
Hotels and restaurants	704
Media and telecommunications	68
Finance and insurance	39
Property stock and charter	11
Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities	83
Administrative and other services	72
Administration and social assurance	472
Education	425
Healthcare and social work	210
Art, leisure and recreation	207
Other services	123
Total	5,451

Gallery

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  Town center square
  

  
  

  
  


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  Town center square
  

  
  

  
  


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  Train station in Raška
  

  
  

  
  


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  Church of St. Archangel
  

  
  

  
  


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  Park in Jošanička Banja
  

  
  

  
  


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  Baljevac na Ibru town panorama
  

  
  

  
  


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  Brvenik village panorama
  

  
  

  
  


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Notable people

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  Miša Aleksić-Marinko, Chetnik voivode from 1905 to 1918


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  Savatije Milošević, Serbian hajduk and Chetnik commander, born in Pavlica


• Serbian Patriarch German


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  Goran Bogdanović, Serbian politician


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  Đorđe Jokić, Serbian footballer


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  Milenković family (Svetozar Milenković (1907-1983), Vida Milenković (1912-1992), and Aleksandar Petrović), Righteous Among the Nations
  


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  Zoran Pešić, Serbian footballer


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  Mihailo Petrović (1871-1941), Chetnik


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  Lazar Popović, Serbian footballer


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  Marko Sočanac, Serbian footballer

See also

• Varevo

References

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   ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
   


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   ^ "EULEX: Human remains found in Rudnica". B92. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
   


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   ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
   


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   ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
   


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   ^ "ОПШТИНЕ И РЕГИОНИ У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ, 2017" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
   

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Raška.

• Official Raška municipality web site

v t e Settlements in Raška Municipality
Towns	Baljevac na Ibru Jošanička Banja Raška
Villages	Badanj Bela Stena Belo Polje Beoci Biljanovac Biniće Biočin Boće Boroviće Brvenica Brvenik Brvenik Naselje Crna Glava Draganići Gnjilica Gostiradiće Gradac Karadak Kaznoviće Kopaonik Korlaće Kovači Kraviće Kremiće Kruševica Kućane Kurići Lisina Lukovo Milatkoviće Mure Nosoljin Novo Selo Orahovo Panojeviće Pavlica Piskanja Plavkovo Plešin Pobrđe Pocesje Pokrvenik Radošiće Rakovac Rudnica Rvati Sebimilje Semeteš Šipačina Supnje Tiodže Trnava Varevo Vojmilovići Vrtine Zarevo Žerađe Žutice

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Coordinates: 43°17′31″N 20°36′56″E / 43.29194°N 20.61556°E / 43.29194; 20.61556

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