Velika Račna (pronounced [ˈʋeːlika ˈɾaːtʃna]; German: Großratschna[2][3]) is a village in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia.

[2][3] A prehistoric settlement stood on Kopanj Hill, and Roman graves have been discovered in Velika Račna.

[11][12] The local parish church, built on Kopanj Hill north of the settlement, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.

The poet France Prešeren spent three years of his childhood (1807–1810) living with his uncle Joseph in the rectory next to the church.

[9][10] The parish priest and some locals were able to save the monstrance and ciborium from the burning church,[9] but the fire destroyed the 1769 painting The Assumption of Mary by Anton Cebej.

It was built as a vow seeking protection from the floods that regularly affect the village and it was first mentioned in written sources in 1433.