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Rakvere | |
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 View over Rakvere | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Väge täis (Full of might) | |
  Rakvere Location in Estonia  Rakvere Rakvere (Baltic Sea) | |
| Coordinates: 59°21′N 26°21′E / 59.350°N 26.350°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Lääne-Viru County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Triin Varek (Isamaa) |
| 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 is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of Lääne-Viru 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 Rakvere is covered by forest, it is still the country's third most densely populated urban area. From the 13th century until the early 20th century, Rakvere was more widely known by its historical German name, Wesenberg(h).