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Rakovac, Beočin

Rakovac
Раковац
Village
Official seal of Rakovac
Seal
Rakovac is located in Serbia
Rakovac
Rakovac
Coordinates: 45°12′24″N 19°45′57″E / 45.20667°N 19.76583°E / 45.20667; 19.76583
Country  Serbia
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Rakovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Раковац) 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 1,989 people as of the 2002 census. Rakovac is divided into two parts: Stari Rakovac ("old Rakovac") and Novi Rakovac ("new Rakovac").

During the Axis occupation in World War II, 91 civilians were killed in Rakovac by fascists.

Coordinates: 45°12′24″N 19°45′57″E / 45.20667°N 19.76583°E / 45.20667; 19.76583



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