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Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru maakond (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Timecodes 0:00 - Rakvere Central Square 1:00 - Sculpture ’Young man on bicycle listening to music’ 4:50 - Rakvere Rat Sculpture (Rakvere viljarott) 5:15 - Rakvere Kirikupark 6:55 - Rakvere Church of the Trinity (Rakvere Kolmainu kirik) 11:11 - Rakvere Castle 24:07 - Tarvas Sculpture 29:33 - Sculpture “Pealuu“ (skull) 32:00 - Pikk Street 37:28 - Eastern orthodox church (Rakvere Jumalaema Sündimise kirik) Rakvere Castle The oldest known archeological traces of the ancient fortress on Rakvere’s Vallimäe hill date from the 5th-6th century. Throughout the ages, Rakvere castle has belonged to Danish kings, knight-monks of the Livonian Order and the Swedish and Polish states. During the Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1629, the castle was partly blown up by the Polish troops in 1605, and later also by the Swedish army. The castle has lain in ruins ever since. Today there is a theme park in the castle representing the everyday life of the 16th century. Tarvas statue Rakvere is also known now for its Tarvas statue of an aurochs, which was made by the Estonian sculptor Tauno Kangro. It is thought to be the largest animal statue in the Baltic region. It is situated on the edge of Vallimägi hill and was erected for the town’s 700th birthday. Along with the granite block it sits on, the statue is seven meters long and four meters high and weighs about seven tons. The statue is made out of bronze. The names of the companies and private people who financed it are engraved in the granite block.
