Rakvere
Rakvere, a tiny city in northern Estonia, is known for an architectural curiosity found nowhere else: the Rakvere door, a wooden door style reflecting German baroque and 1920s expressionism, with a distinctive pointed raised rectangle at its centre, still visible on houses around town. Granted city rights in 1302 by the Danish king Erik VI, it also holds a ruined medieval fortress and sits within reach of the Gulf of Finland, with a café and restaurant scene that outpaces the town's size.
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- Population14,984
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 28 km18 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Rakvere: quick answers
Where is Rakvere?
Rakvere is in Estonia.
How do you get to Rakvere?
The nearest airport is Tallinn (TLL), about 1 hr 11 min away by road. The nearest train station is Rakvere, about 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Rakvere?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -5°C23°F. The wettest month is June, with about 89 mm3.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Rakvere?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 11 restaurants, 8 cafés and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.