Legend
Tarvas, the aurochs of Rakvere
Long before Rakvere was called Wesenberg, the stronghold on its hill was known as Tarvanpe. People say the name comes from tarvas, the old word for the wild aurochs that once roamed the forests here. Today a huge bronze aurochs, Tarvas, stands on the castle hill, looking out over the town, and it has become Rakvere's symbol.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Ammu enne, kui Rakveret hakati kutsuma Wesenbergiks, tunti mäel olevat linnust Tarvanpe nime all. Räägitakse, et nimi tuleb sõnast tarvas, mis tähendab metshärga, kes kunagi siinsetes metsades ringi liikus. Praegu seisab linnusemäel hiigelsuur pronksist tarvas, kes vaatab linna peale, ja temast on saanud Rakvere sümbol.
Source: Rakvere tradition about the name Tarvanpe.