Raška

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 of Raška, a medieval diocese (eparchy) of the Serbian Orthodox Church
• Catepanate of Raška, variant designation for the Catepanate of Ras, a short lived Byzantine province (971–976) in central Serbian lands
• Grand Principality of Raška, variant designation for the Grand Principality of Serbia, in the 11th and 12th century
• Kingdom of Raška, variant designation for the medieval Kingdom of Serbia, in the 13th and 14th century
• Raška architectural style, architectural style in medieval Serbia, in the 12th and 13th century
• Despotate of Raška, variant designation for the Despotate of Serbia, in the 15th century
• Little Raška, a region inhabited by Serbs (Rascians) in southern regions of Pannonian plain, from the 16th to 18th century
• Raška Oblast, former administrative district in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1922 to 1929
• Raška District, modern administrative district (okrug) 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 (1941–2012), Czech ski jumper, gold medalist in the 1968 Winter Olympics
• Karel Raška (1909–1987), Czech physician and epidemiologist
• Martin Raška (born 1977), Czech football goalkeeper
• Chris Raschka (born 1959), Austrian-American illustrator, writer and violist

See also

• Raska (disambiguation)
• Rassa (disambiguation)