Rakovica is the center of Municipality Rakovica which is located in the central part of the Croatian, with the surface area of 261 km2. The lowest part of the municipality is located at an altitude of 246 meters above sea level, the highest peak Trovrh is 940 meters high.
From Zagreb, Rakovica is distant 120 km and is located along the main national road (D1), which connects north and south and has very good connections with the central and southern Croatia.

Municipality Rakovica is consists of 27 settlements: Rakovica, Rakovičko Selište, Drage, Koranski Lug, Oštarski Stanovi, Drežnik Grad, Brajdić selo, Jelov Klanac, Gornja Močila, Korita, Lipovac, Stara Kršlja, Nova Kršlja, Jamarje, Mašvina, Irinovac, Grabovac, Sadilovac, Selište Drežničko, Čatrnja, Korana, Kordunski Ljeskovac, Basara, Brezovac and Broćanac.

Climate
Climate in this region is mild continental with plenty of rain, the with the median annual temperature of 10.1 C.

The main activity of the region is agriculture, cattle breeding and forestry, thanks to its natural beauty and closeness to Plitvice Lakes National Park (8 km), the municipality of Rakovica become a significant Croatian continental tourism destination.
Since 1995, on this area begins extremely develop of tourism, so now in Rakovica can find accommodation in a small private hotels, motels, accommodation in houses, villas, rooms or apartments at host.
A variety of restaurants, resorts and with annual realized of about 160 000 nights Rakovica makes leading tourist destination in the continental Croatia.

Touristic offer of Rakovica:
Plitvice Lakes (8 km)
Barac's caves
Mills and trails
Old Town Dreznik
Church of St. Anthony of Padua (1882) in the City of Dreznik
Church of St. Helena - in Rakovica
Church of Mary Help of Christians - in Seliste Dreznicko

Welcome to Rakovica!