Raška
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(Redirected from Rascia)
Raška may refer to:
Geography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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 (ser. "okrug") in Serbia
People with the surname
[edit]- 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