| Official Name: | Račje Selo |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Trebnje |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.62 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 74 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.926°N 14.9992°W |
| Elevation M: | 316 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Račje Selo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾaːtʃjɛ ˈsɛːlɔ/; Slovenian: Račje selo, German: Rappelgeschieß[2] [3]) is a village north of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
The name Račje selo developed from the phrase *Radęťe selo 'Radę's village', thus referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[5] The Slovene name is not connected with raca 'duck' or rak 'crab', which also form the adjective račji.[6] In the past, the village was known as Rappelgeschieß in German.[2] [3] The German name is a compound; the first part refers to a Count Rapoto or Rappold attested in the area in 1062,[7] [8] probably shortened from Radebald and also the source of the Slovene name *Radę.[6] The second part of the German name means 'seat, possession' (cf. German Gesitze 'domicile, dwelling'),[9] thus 'Radebald's possession'.
The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Trebnje. It dates to the 16th century with some 17th-century modifications.[10]