Rakvere information

Rakvere
Town
View over Rakvere
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Väge täis (Full of might)
Rakvere Location in Estonia Show map of Estonia Rakvere Rakvere (Baltic Sea) Show map of Baltic Sea
Coordinates: 59°21′N 26°21′E / 59.350°N 26.350°E / 59.350; 26.350Coordinates: 59°21′N 26°21′E / 59.350°N 26.350°E / 59.350; 26.350
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne-Viru County
Government
• Mayor	Triin Varek (Estonian Centre Party)
Area
• Total	10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	14,984
• Rank	8th
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	88%
• Russians	9%
• other	3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	44306
Area code	(+372) 032
ISO 3166 code	EE-663
Vehicle registration	R
Website	www.rakvere.ee

View from Rakvere castle

Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru maakond (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a total area of 10.75 square kilometres, and although about 15% of it is covered by forest, the city is still populated so densely as to make it the third most densely populated city in Estonia. From the 13th century until the early 20th century, Rakvere was more widely known by its historical German name, Wesenberg(h).