Rakovica is a village in south-central Croatia, in the region of Kordun south of Karlovac and north of the Plitvice Lakes. The total municipality population is 2,623 (2001), while the village itself has 356 residents. Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with 59,395 inhabitants (2001), center of the Karlovac county. ... Plitvice lakes The Plitvice Lakes are a national park in Croatia, situated at 44. ...
Rakovica achieved some prominence in Croatian history in October 1871, when several members of the Croatian Party of Rights led by Eugen Kvaternik disavowed the official party position advocating a political solution to the issue of Croatia within the Habsburg Monarchy and instead launched a revolt in the village. 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Croatian Party of Rights (Croatian Hrvatska Stranka Prava, HSP) is a right-wing political party in Croatia, the oldest in the country. ... The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian monarchy or simply Austria, is the name given to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ...