Rakovec, Zagreb County

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Rakovec is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Zagreb County. In the 2011 census, there were 1,252 inhabitants in the municipality, 98% of which are Croats.Settlements are: Baničevec, population 197 Brezani, population 136 Dropčevec, population 84 Dvorišće, population 164 Goli Vrh, population 47 Hruškovec, population 80 Hudovo, population 90 Kolenica, population 16 Lipnica, population 61 Mlaka, population 99 Rakovec, population 236 Valetić, population 42

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