Ras

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Ras is a historic medieval region and former capital area of the early Serbian state, known for its significant monasteries and fortifications.

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Label Occurrences
Ras canonical 9

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
former capital
historic region
medieval region
associatedWithDynasty Nemanjić dynasty
country Serbia
flourishedInCentury 12th century
13th century
hasArchaeologicalRemains church ruins
fortification walls
medieval settlement remains
hasComponent fortifications
medieval town
monasteries
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Serbia
Serbian Orthodox Church
hasFortification Gradina fortress
Stari Ras fortress
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasMonastery Crna Reka Monastery
Sopoćani Monastery
Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
UNESCO cultural criteria (iii)
UNESCO cultural criteria (vi)
heritageDesignation Stari Ras and Sopoćani
heritageDesignationDate 1979
historicalRegionOf Serbs
influenced development of medieval Serbian architecture
development of medieval Serbian art
languageHistoricallyUsed Church Slavonic
surface form: Old Church Slavonic

Old Serbian
locatedIn Raška region
surface form: Raška District

southwestern Serbia
locatedOn trade routes between the Balkans and the Adriatic
nearCity Novi Pazar
partOf medieval Serbian state
recognizedAs cradle of the medieval Serbian state
religionHistorically Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
servedAs capital of early Serbian state
timePeriod Middle Ages
toponymRelatedTo Raška
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSiteType cultural site

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ras Baraka givenName Ras
Stefan Nemanja (Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming) ruledFrom Ras
subject surface form: Stefan Nemanja
Stefan Nemanja (Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming) capital Ras
subject surface form: Stefan Nemanja
King Stefan Uroš I of Serbia capital Ras
subject surface form: Stefan Uroš I of Serbia