Ratkovo

Ratkovo

Ратково (Serbian)
Ratkovo Ратково (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
	The Orthodox Church
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	Coordinates: 45°27′N 19°20′E / 45.450°N 19.333°E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Region	Bačka
District	West Bačka
Municipality	Odžaci
Elevation	299 ft (91 m)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,411
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)

Ratkovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратково) is a village located in the Odžaci municipality, West Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the population of the village is 3,411 inhabitants.

Name

The former name of the town was Parabuć (Serbian: Парабућ). In German, it was known as Parabutsch, and in Hungarian as Paripás or Parabuty. In 1948, it was renamed Ratkovo for Ratko "Chico" Pavlović [sr], a Yugoslav fighter in the Spanish Civil War.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1543. During the Ottoman rule (16th-17th century), Parabuć was populated by Serbs. Since the end of the 17th century, the village belonged to the Habsburg monarchy, and since 1781 many Germans settled here besides Serbs. Between 1918 and 1991, it was part of Yugoslavia.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	4,835	—
1953	4,904	0.28%
1961	5,266	0.89%
1971	4,684	−1.16%
1981	4,337	−0.77%
1991	4,114	−0.53%
2002	4,118	0.01%
2011	3,411	−2.07%
Source: ^[1]

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

Gallery

Old house
The Saint John Nepomuk Catholic Church
The Saint Joseph Chapel in catholic graveyard

Notable people

Jovica Stanišić (b. 1950), intelligence officer, former Head of the State Security Service
Kaća Čelan (b. 1956), writer, director and actress
Boško Perošević (1956–2000), politician, former Chairmen of the Executive Council of Vojvodina

References

^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

External links

Ratkovo

45°27′N 19°20′E / 45.450°N 19.333°E / 45.450; 19.333

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[1] "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

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