village Ratkovo

The village consisted of only 3 houses in 1620 and those were destroyed by flood and the families were forced to move onto the hill called Hradisko which is situated close to the village. They built new wooden houses and in 1715 the village had already doubled in size and number of households and towards the end of 14th century 14 houses existed here and 88 people lived in Ratkovo village. Inhabitants made their living out of farming, agriculture, fishing and river transport.
The Village Council and village symbol were established in the 18th century. The symbol features king’s crown on a hill and cross.

The village flag consists of three colours - yellow, red and white.

Village ATTRACTIONS: Ratkovo is located very close to Krpelianska dam where fishermen can enjoy their hobby; public footpath leads to Kopa or Sip hill and the village is also close to the international route number I.18 from Zilina to Tatry. Ratkovo is very small village which does not have that many private businesses.