Racovița (Hungarian: Rakovica; German: Rikaß or Rakowitz) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania.

It is composed of six villages: Căpăt, Drăgoiești, Ficătar, Hitiaș, Racovița (commune seat) and Sârbova.

[4] In the Middle Ages it was called Rakovicza and belonged to Temesdoboz estates.

After the expulsion of the Turks from Banat, it was inhabited by Romanians and became the property of the Aerarium.

In the chamber records from 1717 it appears mentioned with 40 houses, belonging to Nagykövéres estates.