Raška, Serbia
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| Location of the municipality of Raška within Serbia Location of the municipality of Raška within Serbia |
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| Country | Serbia | |
| District | Raška | |
| Settlements | 61 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Cvetić Radenko | |
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| • Municipality | 670 km2 (260 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | ||
| • Town | 6,574 | |
| • Municipality | 24,680 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 36350 | |
| Area code | +381 36 | |
| Car plates | RA | |
| Website | www |
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Raška (Serbian Cyrillic: Рашка, pronounced [râʃkaː]) is a town and municipality in south-central 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 square kilometres. The town is situated on the rivers Raška and Ibar.
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]
Notable people
- Goran Bogdanović
- Patriarch German of Serbia
- Đorđe Jokić
- Milovan Milović
- Savatije Milošević, Serbian hajduk and Chetnik commander, born in Pavlica
- Zoran Pešić
- Lazar Popović
- Marko Sočanac
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