Rakovica (Belgrade)

Раковица Rakovica
Basic data
State :	Serbia
Province :	Central Serbia
Okrug :	Belgrade
Coordinates :	44 ° 45 '  N , 20 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 44 '45 "  N , 20 ° 26' 42"  E
Area :	29  km²
Residents :	99,000 (2002)
Population density :	3,414 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+381) 011
Postal code :	11,000
License plate :	BG
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Bojan Milić ( DS )
Others
City Festival :	October 14th

Rakovica ( Serbian - Cyrillic Раковица ) is a municipality in Belgrade .

The name Rakovica is first mentioned in 1560 in the Turkish census as the village of Vlaha. According to tradition, the place got its name after the crabs (rak = cancer), the inhabitants of the river that rippled through the settlement. Until 1952, Rakovica belonged to different rayons and from 1952 to 1960 was a municipality of its own. Since 1960, Rakovica has belonged to the Čukarica district and from 1974 it became an independent municipality.

The city festival is celebrated on October 14th , the day of the protective mantle Madonna in the Gregorian calendar .

Web links

• Rakovica page on the Belgrade website