| Official Name: | Straža pri Raki |
| Other Name: | Straža Svetega Valentina (until 1955) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Lower Sava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Krško |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.37 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 168 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.9257°N 15.4117°W |
| Elevation M: | 210.5 |
| Postal Code: | 8274 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Straža pri Raki (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈstɾaːʒa pɾi ˈɾaːki/; in older sources also Straza pri Svetem Valentinu,[2] German: Straža bei Sankt Valentin[2]) is a settlement east of Raka in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]
The name of the settlement was changed from Straža Svetega Valentina (literally, 'Straža of St. Valentine') to Straža pri Raki (literally, 'Straža near Raka') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[4] [5] [6] In the past the German name was Straža bei Sankt Valentin.[2]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Valentine and belongs to the Parish of Leskovec pri Krškem. It dates to the 17th century.[7]