Raška (region)

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Raška (Рашка) is a region in south-central Serbia. It is mostly situated in the Raška District. Southern part of Raška is also known as Sandžak.

[edit] History

In the Middle Ages, the region was centre of the Serbian state of Raška whose capital was the city of Ras.

Between 1918 and 1922, Raška District was one of the administrative units of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Its seat was in Novi Pazar. In 1922, a new administrative unit known as the Raška Oblast was formed with its seat in Čačak. In 1929, this administrative unit was abolished and its territory was divided among three newly formed provinces (banovinas).