Rakov Potok is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D1 highway.

Rakov Potok
Village
Map
Country Croatia
CountyZagreb County
Area
 • Total
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
1,089
 • Density410/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The area is known to have several mass graves from World War II. In 2011, it emerged that the area likely contained the remains of the last government of the Independent State of Croatia executed in 1945.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "U šumi kod Rakova Potoka je grobnica zadnje vlade NDH". Večernji list (in Croatian). February 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

45°44′N 15°48′E / 45.733°N 15.800°E / 45.733; 15.800