Raška, Serbia

{{Other uses|Raška (disambiguation){{!}}Raška}}

{{Infobox settlement

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| native_name_lang = sr

| official_name = Raška

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Town and municipality

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|photo3b = Raška 0790.jpg

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| image_caption = Raška

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| map_caption = Location of the municipality of Raška within Serbia

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Serbia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Šumadija and Western Serbia

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Raška

| parts_type = Settlements

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 61

| leader_party = SNS

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Darko Milićević

| area_blank1_title = Town

| area_blank1_km2 = 3.90

| area_blank2_title = Municipality

| area_blank2_km2 = 670

| area_footnotes = {{Serbian municipalities 2006}}

| elevation_m = 497

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| population_as_of = 2022 census

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| population_blank1 = 6291

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| population_blank2 = 21498

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| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 36350

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +381(0)36

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| website = {{url|www.raska.org.rs}}

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Raška ({{lang-sr-cyr|Рашка}}, {{IPA|sh|râʃkaː|pron}}) 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).{{Cite web |title=Census 2022 - excel table {{!}} ABOUT CENSUS |url=https://popis2022.stat.gov.rs/en-US/popisni-podaci-eksel-tabele/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=popis2022.stat.gov.rs}} It covers an area of 670km² (259 sq. mi.). The town is situated on the rivers Raška and Ibar.

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.{{Cite web |title=Raška {{!}} Туристичка организација Рашка |url=https://raskaturizam.rs/en/destination/raska/?destination-content=7270 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=raskaturizam.rs}}

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

{{Historical populations

| type =

| percentages = pagr

|1948|25837 |1953|28008 |1961|29856 |1971|29367 |1981|29475 |1991|28747 |2002|26981 |2011|24678

|2022|21498

| source = {{cite web|title=2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Knjiga20.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=11 January 2017}}

}}

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

=Ethnic groups=

The ethnic composition of the municipality:{{cite web|title=Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији|url=http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/Popis2011/Nacionalna%20pripadnost-Ethnicity.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku|access-date=14 January 2017}}

Ethnic group ! Population !%
class="wikitable"
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Serbs	align="right"\|24,135 \|97.80%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Romani	align="right"\|202 \|0.82%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Montenegrins	align="right"\|45 \|0.18%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Macedonians	align="right"\|21 \|0.09%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Albanians	align="right"\|12 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Gorani	align="right"\|12 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Others	align="right"\|251 \|1.02%
style="background:#F0F0F0;"\|Total	align="right"\|24,678 \|

Economy

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):{{cite web|title=MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, 2023.|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G202313050.pdf|website=stat.gov.rs|publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia|access-date=20 September 2024}}

Activity ! Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	align="right"\|94
Mining and quarrying	align="right"\|335
Manufacturing	align="right"\|1,017
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	align="right"\|111
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	align="right"\|124
Construction	align="right"\|254
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	align="right"\|766
Transportation and storage	align="right"\|353
Accommodation and food services	align="right"\|1,090
Information and communication	align="right"\|72
Financial and insurance activities	align="right"\|50
Real estate activities	align="right"\|119
Professional, scientific and technical activities	align="right"\|113
Administrative and support service activities	align="right"\|203
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	align="right"\|456
Education	align="right"\|478
Human health and social work activities	align="right"\|210
Arts, entertainment and recreation	align="right"\|258
Other service activities	align="right"\|156
Individual agricultural workers	align="right"\|57
class="sortbottom" \|Total	align="right"\|6,318

Gallery

File:Centar Raške2.jpg|Town center square

File:Centar Raške1.jpg|Town center square

File:29.09.13 Raška 711.005 (10101184823).jpg|Train station in Raška

File:Crkva Svetog Arhangela Gavrila, Raška 06.jpg|Church of St. Archangel

File:Park u Jošaničkoj Banji 0099.jpg|Park in Jošanička Banja

File:Baljevac na Ibru.jpg|Baljevac na Ibru town panorama

File:Brvenik 0052.jpg|Brvenik village panorama

File:Brvenik 0798.jpg|Brvenik village panorama

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
Mihailo Petrović (1871-1941), Chetnik
Milunka Savić, Serbian WWI hero
Saša Knežević-Gurman, Serbian gerila

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.raska.org.rs}}
[http://www.raska-turizam.rs/index.html Tourism Organization of Raška]

Category:Municipalities and cities of Šumadija and Western Serbia

Ethnic group ! Population !%
class="wikitable"
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Serbs	align="right"\|24,135 \|97.80%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Romani	align="right"\|202 \|0.82%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Montenegrins	align="right"\|45 \|0.18%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Macedonians	align="right"\|21 \|0.09%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Albanians	align="right"\|12 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Gorani	align="right"\|12 \|0.05%
style="background:#F5F5DC;"\|Others	align="right"\|251 \|1.02%
style="background:#F0F0F0;"\|Total	align="right"\|24,678 \|