Ratkovo ( sr-cyr, Ратково) is a village located in the

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municipality,

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. As of 2011, the population of the village is 3,411 inhabitants.

Name

The former name of the town was Parabuć (). In

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, it was known as ''Parabutsch'', and in Hungarian as ''Paripás'' or ''Parabuty''. In 1948, it was renamed Ratkovo for , a Yugoslav fighter in the

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1543. During the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), Parabuć was populated by

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. Since the end of the 17th century, the village belonged to the

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, and since 1781 many

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settled here besides Serbs. Between 1918 and 1991, it was part of

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Demographics

According to the last official census done in 2011, the village of Ratkovo has 3,411 inhabitants.

Gallery

Image:Ratkovo,_old_house.jpg, Old house Image:Saint_John_of_Nepomuk_Roman_Catholic_Church_in_Ratkovo,_Odžaci,_Vojvodina,_Serbia_-_20060526.jpg, The Saint John Nepomuk Catholic Church Image:Saint_Joseph_Chapel_in_the_Roman_Catholic_cemetery,_Ratkovo,_Odžaci,_Vojvodina,_Serbia_-_20060602.jpg, The Saint Joseph Chapel in catholic graveyard

Notable people

Jovica Stanišić Jovan "Jovica" Stanišić ( sr-cyr, Јован "Јовица" Станишић; born 30 July 1950) is a Serbian former intelligence officer who served as the head of the State Security Directorate (RDB) within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of ...

(b. 1950), intelligence officer, former Head of the State Security Service * Kaća Čelan (b. 1956), writer, director and actress *

Boško Perošević Boško Perošević ( sr-Cyrl, Бошко Перошевић; 17 September 1956 – 13 May 2000) was a Serbian politician and former Chairman of the Executive Council of Vojvodina. He was assassinated in 2000. Biography Perošević was born in Od ...

(1956–2000), politician, former Chairmen of the Executive Council of Vojvodina

References

External links

Ratkovo
Places in Bačka Populated places in Vojvodina Odžaci {{Vojvodina-geo-stub