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Rakvere

Coordinates: 59°21′N 26°21′E / 59.350°N 26.350°E / 59.350; 26.350
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Rakvere
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Motto: 
Väge täis (Full of might)
Rakvere is located in Estonia
Rakvere
Rakvere
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°21′N 26°21′E / 59.350°N 26.350°E / 59.350; 26.350
CountryEstonia
CountyLääne-Viru County
Government
 • MayorTriin Varek (Estonian Centre Party)
Area
 • Total10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total14,984
 • Rank8th
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians88%
 • Russians9%
 • other3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
44306
Area code(+372) 032
ISO 3166 codeEE-663
Vehicle registrationR
Websitewww.rakvere.ee

Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and is the capital of the Lääne-Viru County. It is 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea.

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