Rakovica
Раковица
Village
Rakovica is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rakovica
Rakovica
Coordinates: 43°52′40″N 18°12′23″E / 43.87778°N 18.20639°E / 43.87778; 18.20639
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Sarajevo
MunicipalityIlidža
Area
  Total2.95 sq mi (7.65 km2)
Population
 (2013)
  Total1,836
  Density620/sq mi (240/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Rakovica (Serbian Cyrillic: Раковица) is a village in central-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, located west of Ilidža and Sarajevo on the local road towards Kiseljak. The village is located in the municipality of Ilidža.[1]

Ernst von Mansfeld, a well-known mercenary general of the Thirty Years' War, died at Rakovica in 1626, while trying to reach Venice.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,836.[2]

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Bosniaks1,73094.2%
Croats432.3%
Serbs140.8%
other/undeclared492.7%
Total1,836100%

References

  1. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved March 12, 2022.


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