| Rakovice | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Bohemian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Písek |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.4714°N 14.0547°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1045 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.48 |
| Elevation M: | 438 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 228 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 398 04 |
Rakovice is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
The name is derived from the personal name Rak, meaning "the village of Rak's people".[2]
Rakovice is located about north of Písek and 68km (42miles) southwest of Prague. It lies on the border between the Tábor Uplands and Benešov Uplands. The Skalice River flows through the eastern part of the municipal territory. The highest point is the hill Jezvinec at 545m (1,788feet) above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipality.
The first written mention of Rakovice is from 1045, when Duke Bretislav I donated the village to the Břevnov Monastery.[2]
In the Rakovice watermill, on 12 May 1945, the commander of the German Waffen-SS army Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss signed the capitulation and thus ended the Battle of Slivice, which was the last battle of World War II in Europe.[3]
The I/4 road from Prague to Písek passes through the municipality.
The most important monument is the Rakovice Castle. It was built in the Baroque style in 1728–1730. The castle complex also includes several other Baroque buildings and a landscape park.[4]
In the centre of Rakovice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. It is a simple rural chapel, built in the late Baroque style in 1791–1792.[5]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Rakovice is twinned with:[6]
Rakovice, Slovakia