Rakovice is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Rak, meaning "the village of Rak's people".
Geography Rakovice is located about north of Písek and southwest of Prague. It lies on the border between the Tábor Uplands and Benešov Uplands. The Skalice River flows through the eastern part of the municipal territory. The highest point is the hill Jezvinec at above sea level. There are several fishponds in the municipality.
History The first written mention of Rakovice is from 1045, when Duke Bretislav I donated the village to the Břevnov Monastery.
In the Rakovice watermill, on 12 May 1945, the commander of the German Waffen-SS army Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss signed the capitulation and thus ended the Battle of Slivice, which was the last battle of World War II in Europe.
Demographics
Transport The D4 motorway from Prague to Písek runs through the municipality.
Sights
The most important monument is the Rakovice Castle. It was built in the Baroque style in 1728–1730. The castle complex also includes several other Baroque buildings and a landscape park.
In the centre of Rakovice is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk. It is a simple rural chapel, built in the late Baroque style in 1791–1792.
Twin towns – sister cities
Rakovice is twinned with: Rakovice, Slovakia
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