"GET TO KNOW RAKVERE" Rakvere by Travelchili

Rakvere Travel Guide: 26 reviews and 40 photos

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* Rakvere belongs to one of the oldest towns in Estonia - the first data about the population in Rakvere came from the 2. - 1. Century B.C.

* History of Rakvere has been about life and death, growing and fading away, building and destruction and war and peace for many generations.

* It is located 98 km from Tallinn, 181 km from Helsinki, 274 km from St. Peterburg, 364 km from Riga and 503 km from Stockholm.

* Rakvere is the administrative, economic and cultural centre of Virumaa region. It has close to 20,000 inhabitants and area of the town is 10.64 km2.

* Rakvere is the home of a distillery, a bread factory, a malt factory, a dairy, a furniture company and a clothes factory.

* If you are planning to visit the city, here are some directions:
The Tallinn - Narva - St. Peterburg railway runs through the town and the Tallinn - Narva - St. Peterburg highway is located just north of the town.

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Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful stonecastle, a nice place to just take a walk
Cons:It is not a big city, so you have a limited things to do
In a nutshell:Definitely worth a little trip!

Last visit to Rakvere: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Dec 1, 2003
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Comments (6)

tiger9090a Jun 7, 2005 at 10:49 AM Report Abuse

Nice page!
aadil Apr 21, 2004 at 12:34 PM Report Abuse

Nice stone castle!!! lovely pictures too!!! Thanks for sharing on VT!!!
crazyguitar Dec 23, 2003 at 10:30 AM Report Abuse

Nice page!! The castle looks great!!
Ben-UK Dec 13, 2003 at 6:25 AM Report Abuse

Going back to Estonia next year - may visit Rakvere - thanks for tips.
lotharlerch Dec 9, 2003 at 4:32 AM Report Abuse

Nice page which brought lots of memories back - but it was heavy rain when I was there.
sihi Dec 2, 2003 at 2:20 AM Report Abuse

Nice page! Next summer I hope have a bicycle-trip Johvi-Purtse-Rakvere. :)