Geographical location

The Raška Municipality is located in the southwestern part of Serbia at 43º18′ latitude and 20º32′ longitude, at the mouth of the Raška River in Ibar, in the central part of the Ibar Valley, on the western slopes of Kopaonik and the eastern slopes of Golija. It extends to 670 km², where about 25,000 inhabitants live. The city center is the town of Raška, and within the municipality there are two other town settlements: Baljevac and Jošanička Banja.

Relief

In the relief of the municipality of Raška, three morphological units are clearly expressed: the bottom of the basin, basin circumference and the mountain zone. The Raška region is distinctly mountainous, as 88% of the territory is above 500 m above sea level. In this area there is Kopaonik (Pančićev vrh, 2,017 m), as well as the Golija Mountain (Jankov kamen, 1,833 m). In the relief of the municipality of Raška the river valleys that go deep into the hilly areas of the mountainous branches of Kopaonik, Golija and Rogozna are especially distinguished.

How to reach Raška?

The best and shortest route from Belgrade to Raška (252 km) is the Ibar highway. From Raška one branch of the main road is separated to Novi Pazar (21 km) and further towards Montenegro, and the other branch to Kosovska Mitrovica (64 km).
Two regional roads from Raška lead to the Kopaonik tourist center: via Rudnica (28 km) and through Jošanička Banja (54 km). The largest winter tourist center of Kopaonik is 270 km south of Belgrade and 100 km from Kraljevo.
Jošanička Banja is 30 km away from Raška, 245 km from Belgrade and 74 km from Kraljevo.
Raška is 51 km away from Golija Nature Park.