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Rakovac, Beočin

Coordinates: 45°12′24″N 19°45′57″E / 45.20667°N 19.76583°E / 45.20667; 19.76583
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Rakovac
Раковац (Serbian)
Official seal of Rakovac
Rakovac is located in Vojvodina
Rakovac
Rakovac
Rakovac is located in Serbia
Rakovac
Rakovac
Rakovac is located in Europe
Rakovac
Rakovac
Coordinates: 45°12′24″N 19°45′57″E / 45.20667°N 19.76583°E / 45.20667; 19.76583
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionSyrmia (Podunavlje)
DistrictSouth Bačka
MunicipalityBeočin
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,248
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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 2,248 people as of the 2011 census. Rakovac is divided into two parts: Stari Rakovac ("old Rakovac") and Novi Rakovac ("new Rakovac"). Geographically it is close to the big city of Novi Sad.

History

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Map of the Beočin municipality, showing the location of Rakovac

During the Axis occupation in World War II, 91 civilians were killed in Rakovac by fascists.

Historical population

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  • 1961: 1,060
  • 1971: 968
  • 1981: 1,081
  • 1991: 1,375
  • 2002: 1,989
  • 2011: 2,248

See also

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References

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  • Miloš Lukić, Putevima slobode - naselja opštine Beočin u ratu i revoluciji, Novi Sad, 1987.
  • Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

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