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Rakvere
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Lääne-Viru County
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Andres Jaadla
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1064
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16,851
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2004
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1,5837
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59°21' N 26°21' E
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(formerly, ''Wesenberg'' or ''Wesenbergh'' in
German ) is a town in North
Estonia , county seat of
Lääne-Viru County , 20 km south of the
Gulf Of Finland . Rakvere is mainly known for its historical stone castle in Vallimägi Hill. The castle was built before
1226 at the place of Tarwanpe fortress of ancient
Vironians , known as ''Rakovor'' (Раковор) in
Russian sources. Rakvere was granted city rights in
June 12 ,
1302 . Famous composer
Arvo Pärt spent his childhood in Rakvere.
Rakvere is also known now for its Tarvas
Statue which was made by the Estonian
Sculptor Tauno Kangro. It's thought to be the largest animal statue in the
Baltic Countries .
It is situated on the edge of Vallimägi Hill and was erected for the town's 700th birthday. Along with the
Granite block it sits on the statue is 7 meters long, 4 meters high and weighs about 7 tons.
The statue is made out of
Bronze . The names of the people who supported its financing are engraved in the granite block.
Passenger trains used to stop in Rakvere, but due to lack of passengers the trains no longer stopped there. For a few years only cargo trains stopped there and the
Railroad Station was abandoned. But in recent years the ''Edelaraudtee'' passanger trains have once again started taking passengers to and from Rakvere. Now the town is planning to renovate the train station. There have been rumors that an
Electric Railway line is going to be extended to Rakvere.
Rakvere has a supreme road vehicle system. There are
Bus Stop s where you need them and the town has also lots of
Taxi s.
And if you don't have enough money or don't like to travel by bus or taxi then you can always move around on foot. Rakvere is small enough to do that.
