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 (2024) | |
• Total | 15,516 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/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 the administrative centre, 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. From the 13th century until the early 20th century, Rakvere was more widely known by its historical German name Wesenberg(h).