| Official Name: | Rakitnica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| 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: | Ribnica |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.67 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 285 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.693°N 14.758°W |
| Elevation M: | 489.8 |
| Postal Code: | 1331 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Rakitnica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɾaˈkiːtnitsa/; German: Rakitnitz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The local church, built next to the cemetery in the western part of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovenian: sveti Vid) and belongs to the Parish of Dolenja Vas. It was built in the mid-18th century on the site of an older church. The main altar dates to 1876.[4]