| Official Name: | Rakek |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cerknica |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2190 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.8145°N 14.3123°W |
| Elevation M: | 547.5 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Rakek (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾaːkək/; Italian: Recchio[2] [3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Rakek was attested in written sources in 1300 as Rachach and in 1498 as Rakeckh. The name is derived from the Rak River.[4] The Italian name Recchio was coined in the 20th century.[2] [3]
In 1857 the Austrian Southern Railway line was built through the settlement and it became an important collection point for timber from surrounding forests.[5] There is a monument to victims of World War II by the Slovene sculptor Jakob Savinšek in the main square in front of the railway station.
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in the late 16th century and was extensively rebuilt and extended between 1935 and 1938, based partly on plans by Jože Plečnik.[6]