Rakovica, Croatia

Rakovica
Municipality of Rakovica
Općina Rakovica
Rakovica centre
Rakovica centre
Rakovica is located in Croatia
Rakovica
Rakovica
Location of Rakovica in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°01′00″N 15°39′00″E / 45.01667°N 15.65000°E / 45.01667; 15.65000
Country Croatia
RegionContinental Croatia
County Karlovac County
MunicipalityRakovica, Croatia
Area
256.4 km2 (99.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,230
 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Urban
247
 • Urban density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
47245
Area code(+385) 47
Websiterakovica.hr
Image of Rakovica municipality within Karlovac County
Killings of Rakovica. Death of Eugen Kvaternik.

Rakovica is a village and a municipality in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and Slunj, and north of the Plitvice Lakes. Rakovica is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia.[3]

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Lovrinčević, Željko; Davor, Mikulić; Budak, Jelena (June 2004). "AREAS OF SPECIAL STATE CONCERN IN CROATIA- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIFFERENCES AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS". Ekonomski pregled, Vol.55 No.5-6. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.