Ratkovo

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.

For the municipality in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, see Ratkovo, Slovakia.

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

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, 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
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  The Saint John Nepomuk Catholic Church
• 
  The Saint Joseph Chapel in catholic graveyard

Notable people

• Kaca Celan, writer, director and actress

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

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.

External links

• Ratkovo