Rakitnica (pronounced [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 (Slovene: 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.

This article about the Municipality of Ribnica in Slovenia is a stub.