Rasina District

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Rasina District Расински округ Rasinski okrug
District of Serbia
Location of Rasina District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Administrative centre	Kruševac
Government
• Commissioner	Branimir Trajković
Area
• Total	2,667 km² (1,030 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	240,463
• Density	90.2/km² (234/sq mi)
Municipalities	5 and 1 city
Settlements	296
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	291

The Rasina District (Serbian: Расински округ / Rasinski okrug) is a district of Serbia which expands in the central parts of Serbia. It has a population of 240,463. The administrative centre of the Rasina district is Kruševac.

Municipalities

The district encompasses the municipalities of:

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

Serbs = 252,925
Roma = 2,272
others

Culture and history

Kruševac and its vicinity are distinguished by numerous historic monuments: The Lazar's Town, with the remnants of the medieval fortification and the Lazarica Church has an epic quality in the Serbian tradition. The Lazarica Church, built in 1376 on the occasion of Stephan's son birth, and dedicated to St. Stephen, is the model of the Moravska School.

A Donjon Tower, the military fortification of the medieval castle, bears witness of the great cultural and historic heritage of the Serb people. The Monastery of Ljubostinja was founded by Princess Milica, Lazar's wife, in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth century, after the Battle of Kosovo, when she made a decision on her withdrawal as a ruler, and on assemblying the widows of the Serbian gentry killed at the Kosovo. From its first days the Ljubostinja plaid an important part in culture. Distinguished chroniclers, engrossers, book design masters, and painters were asked to come here.

Economy

In the economy of this region prevails chemical industry: "Merima, "Miloje Zakić", and "Župa". Also prominent are the "14 oktobar" a giant company from Kruševac in the sector of metal industry, and the "Crvena zastava" in the sector of timber and wood industry.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rasina District.

www.rasinskiokrug.org.rs - Official web address of Rasina District
www.037info.net - An independent Internet portal regarding Kruševac, containing all the information You may need (Serbian language only): news, chat, forum, history, culture, economy, sport...

v t e Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from www.srbija.gov.rs.

Coordinates: 43°35′N 21°19′E / 43.583°N 21.317°E / 43.583; 21.317

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