| Rakša | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Turčianske Teplice |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Rakša in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.8833°N 71°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1277 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.73[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.53 |
| Elevation M: | 502[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,647 |
| Population Total: | 212[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 18.36[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7.09 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 039 01 |
| Area Code: | +421 43 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | TR |
| Website: | www.raksa.sk |
Rakša (Hungarian: Kisraksa) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1277. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
Michal Miloslav Hodža, the famous Slovak national revivalist, priest, poet and linguist was born on 22 September 1811 in Rakša.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 507 metres and covers an area of 11.738 km2. It has a population of about 219 people.