Official Name: | Rakovica |
Native Name: | Раковица |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Entity |
Subdivision Name1: | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
Subdivision Name2: | Sarajevo |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ilidža |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 7.65 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 1836 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 43.8778°N 18.2064°W |
Rakovica (Serbian: 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.
According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,836.[2]
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
1,730 | 94.2% | ||
43 | 2.3% | ||
14 | 0.8% | ||
other/undeclared | 49 | 2.7% | |
Total | 1,836 | 100% |