Official Name: | Rakovac |
Settlement Type: | Village (Selo) |
Pushpin Map: | Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Serbia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Syrmia (Podunavlje) |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | South Bačka |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Beočin |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 2,248 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 45.2067°N 19.7658°W |
Rakovac 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.
During the Axis occupation in World War II, 91 civilians were killed in Rakovac by fascists.