Historic town
Rakvere
German: Wesenberg
Rakvere is the administrative center, or county seat, of Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia, about 100 km southeast of Tallinn and 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. In 2026, like in 2023, Rakvere received a Green Destinations Gold Award after having been selected in 2021 as part of the Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories. In 2022, Rakvere was one of 10 ACES European Towns of Sport. Rakvere boasts a distinctive architectural feature: the Rakvere door.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today