Rakovica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Rakovica Раковица
Village
Rakovica
Coordinates: 43°52′40″N 18°12′23″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Sarajevo
Municipality	Ilidža
Area
• Total	2.95 sq mi (7.65 km^2)
Population  (2013)
• Total	1,836
• Density	620/sq mi (240/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Rakovica (Serbian Cyrillic: 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.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,836.[2]

Ethnicity in 2013

Ethnicity	Number	Percentage
Bosniaks	1,730	94.2%
Croats	43	2.3%
Serbs	14	0.8%
other/undeclared	49	2.7%
Total	1,836	100%

References

1. Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
2. "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved March 12, 2022.