Rakovec (pronounced [ˈɾaːkɔʋəts]; German: Rakowitz[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Vitanje in northeastern Slovenia.

The last owner, Josef Wokaun, abandoned the glassworks in 1874, and in 1888 his widow sold the estate to Count Vincenz von Thurn und Valsassina-Como-Vercelli (1866–1928).

[3][4] During the Second World War, the Partisans requisitioned property at the estate and destroyed the telephone connection there, which had been set up in 1921.

[6] The entire settlement of Rakovec has been registered as cultural heritage due to its historical role in glassmaking and later in forest management.

[7] Individual structures in the settlement that have been given cultural heritage status include the school,[8] the 19th-century Žagar house,[9] the 18th-century forestry building,[10] and the 19th-century water-powered sawmill.