| Rakowo | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Choszczno |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Krzęcin |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 53.1°N 47°W |
Rakowo (German Raakow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzęcin, within Choszczno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-east of Krzęcin, 120NaN0 south-east of Choszczno, and 730NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
For several hundred years the village had been an estate in possession of the German noble family von Goltz, until in 1789 it was bought by Berend Ludwig von Delitz, a member of another German noble family.[2]
For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
The village has a population of less than 300 people.