Rakovica is a village and a municipality in south-central

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

, in the region of

Kordun The Kordun () region is a part of central Croatia from the bottom of the Petrova Gora (Peter's mountain) mountain range, which extends along the rivers Korana and Slunjčica, and forms part of the border region to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within C ...

south of

Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...

and

Slunj Slunj ( Hungarian ''Szluin'', old German ''Sluin'', Latin ''Slovin'', archaic Croatian ''Slovin grad'') is a town in the mountainous part of Central Croatia, located along the important North-South route to the Adriatic Sea between Karlovac and ...

, and north of the

Plitvice Lakes Plitvice or Plitvička jezera can refer to: * Plitvice Lakes National Park, the largest and oldest national park in Croatia * Plitvička Jezera Plitvička Jezera ( or just ''Plitvice'' ; ''Plitvice Lakes'', in English) is a municipality (''općin ...

. Rakovica is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the

Government of Croatia The Government of Croatia ( hr, Vlada Hrvatske), formally the Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Vlada Republike Hrvatske), commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government ( hr, hrvatska Vlada), is the main executive branch of government ...

History

Rakovica achieved some prominence in Croatian history in October 1871, when several members of the

Croatian Party of Rights The Croatian Party of Rights ( hr, Hrvatska stranka prava or HSP) is an extra-parliamentary nationalist political party in Croatia. The "right(s)" in the party's name refer to the legal and moral reasons that justify the independence and autonom ...

led by

Eugen Kvaternik Eugen Kvaternik (31 October 1825 – 11 October 1871) was a Croatian nationalist politician and one of the founders of the Party of Rights, alongside Ante Starčević. Kvaternik was the leader of the 1871 Rakovica Revolt which was an attempt ...

disavowed the official party position advocating a political solution to the issue of Croatia within the

Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

and instead launched a revolt in the village.

Demographics

The total municipality population is 2,387 (2011), while the village itself has 310 residents. According to that census, 94.8% (2,262) are

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

and 3.2% (77) are ethnic

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

Settlements

According to the 2011 census, the municipality or Rakovica consists of the following settlements: * Basara, population 4 * Brajdić Selo, population 79 * Brezovac, population 8 * Broćanac, population 25 * Čatrnja, population 228 * Ćuić Brdo, population 1 * Drage, population 17 * Drežnik Grad, population 323 * Gornja Močila, population 4 *

Grabovac Grabovac may refer to: Places * Grabovac, Osijek-Baranja County, a village in eastern Croatia * Grabovac Banski, a village in central Croatia * Grabovac, Split-Dalmatia County, a village near Šestanovac in southern Croatia * Grabovac, Karlovac ...

, population 338 * Irinovac, population 137 * Jamarje, population 0 * Jelov Klanac, population 79 * Koranski Lug, population 0 * Kordunski Ljeskovac, population 9 * Korita, population 46 * Lipovac, population 15 * Lipovača, population 133 * Mašvina, population 5 * Nova Kršlja, population 70 * Oštarski Stanovi, population 132 * Rakovica, population 246 * Rakovičko Selište, population 88 * Sadilovac, population 1 * Selište Drežničko, population 290 * Stara Kršlja, population 6

Sights

Due to proximity of

, one of the main fields of income is tourism. One of its sights are the Caves of Barać which were reopened for visitors in 2004.

References

External links