Raška, Serbia
Raška 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. It covers an area of 670 km². 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.Demographics
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Raška has 24,678 inhabitants.Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality:| Ethnic group | Population | % |
| Serbs | 24,135 | 97.80% |
| Romani | 202 | 0.82% |
| Montenegrins | 45 | 0.18% |
| Macedonians | 21 | 0.09% |
| Albanians | 12 | 0.05% |
| Gorani | 12 | 0.05% |
| Others | 251 | 1.02% |
| Total | 24,678 |
Economy
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity :| Activity | Total |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 97 |
| Mining and quarrying | 460 |
| Manufacturing | 826 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 110 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 141 |
| Construction | 197 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 776 |
| Transportation and storage | 358 |
| Accommodation and food services | 816 |
| Information and communication | 77 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 38 |
| Real estate activities | 15 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 93 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 149 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 455 |
| Education | 459 |
| Human health and social work activities | 205 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 219 |
| Other service activities | 114 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 112 |
| Total | 5,745 |
Gallery
Notable people
- Filip Zečević,Serbian player
- Branko Jovicic,Serbian and Red Star football player
- Miša Aleksić-Marinko, Chetnik voivode from 1905 to 1918
- Savatije Milošević, Serbian hajduk and Chetnik commander, born in Pavlica
- Serbian Patriarch German
- Goran Bogdanović, Serbian politician
- Đorđe Jokić, Serbian footballer
- Milenković family, Vida Milenković, Righteous Among the Nations
- Zoran Pešić, Serbian footballer
- Mihailo Petrović, Chetnik
- Lazar Popović, Serbian footballer
- Marko Sočanac, Serbian football player
- Milunka Savić, Serbian hero from the World War I