Rakovac, Beočin

For the monastery, see Rakovac monastery.

Rakovac Раковац
Village
Official seal of Rakovac Seal
Rakovac
Coordinates:
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.

See also

• Rakovac monastery
• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina