| Rakowice Wielkie | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lwówek Śląski |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lwówek Śląski |
| Coordinates: | 51.1333°N 48°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | DLW |
Rakowice Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 3km (02miles) north-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 105km (65miles) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word rak, which means "crayfish".[2] [3]