Rakovac (Beočin)

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Rakovac
Раковац
Village

Seal
Rakovac
Coordinates: 45°12′24″N 19°45′57″E / 45.20667°N 19.76583°E / 45.20667; 19.76583
Country  Serbia
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Rakovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Раковац) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Beočin municipality which is in the Vojvodina province. Although, the village is geographically located in Syrmia, it is part of the South Bačka District. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,989 people as of the 2002 census. Rakovac is divided into two parts: Stari Rakovac ("old Rakovac") and Novi Rakovac ("new Rakovac").

History

Map of the Beočin municipality, showing the location of Rakovac

During the Axis occupation in WWII, 91 civilians were killed in Rakovac by fascists.

Historical population

  • 1961: 1,060
  • 1971: 968
  • 1981: 1,081
  • 1991: 1,375

References

  • Miloš Lukić, Putevima slobode - naselja opštine Beočin u ratu i revoluciji, Novi Sad, 1987.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
  • Dragoslav Dulava, Zasto izbegavati ziveti u Rakovcu, 1988, 1989, 1992 ... 2015

See also

Cities, towns and villages in the South Bačka District
Seat of the district: City of Novi Sad
Urban Municipality of Novi Sad1
Petrovaradin1
Bač
Bačka Palanka
Bački Petrovac
Bečej
Beočin
Srbobran
Sremski Karlovci
    Temerin
    Titel
    Vrbas
    Žabalj
    (*) bold are municipalities or cities, 1 - Novi Sad`s urban municipalities, which aren't fully formed

    Coordinates: 45°12′24″N 19°45′57″E / 45.20667°N 19.76583°E / 45.20667; 19.76583

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