December 1943. The Partisans burned the church itself on 15 February 1944. The parish priest and some locals were able to save the monstrance and ciborium from the burning church, but the fire destroyed the 1769 painting The Assumption of Mary by Anton Cebej. A chapel dedicated to Saint Margaret stands in the village. 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. The chapel was reworked in the Baroque style in 1739 and its height was increased in 1838. Its Baroque altar dates to 1739 and it contains the crypt of the Lazzarini noble family. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Velika Račna include: France Prešeren (1800–1849), poet Jožef Prešeren (1752–1835), parish priest from 1802 to 1820 and uncle of France Prešeren Gallery References External links Velika Račna on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Grosuplje