RAKONITZ, a city of the Austrian kingdom of Bohemia, the capital of a circle of the same name, which extends over 596 square miles, comprehending eleven cities, eighteen towns, and 517 villages, with 144,600 inhabitants, mostly of the Slavonian race. The city is situated on two streams, the Gelden and the Rakonitz, and has four churches, 295 houses, and 2350 inhabitants, making cotton and woollen cloths, and some hosiery and hardware. Lat. 56. 36. N.