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Rakovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Village in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rakovica Раковица
Village
Rakovica is located in Bosnia and HerzegovinaRakovicaRakovica
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 km)
Population
 • Total1,836
 • Density620/sq mi (240/km)
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.

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.

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Bosniaks 1,730 94.2%
Croats 43 2.3%
Serbs 14 0.8%
other/undeclared 49 2.7%
Total 1,836 100%

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.
Settlements of Ilidža


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