Rakvere Parish ( et, Rakvere vald) is a rural

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

, in

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...

. Rakvere municipality surrounds the city of

Rakvere 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. Rakvere has a tota ...

and is located in north east

. The shape of the municipality resembles to a butterfly. Rakvere Parish is one of the smallest local governments in

in terms of population, being the 54th largest local government (in Estonia is 79 local governments).

Settlements

Rakvere Parish has 4 small boroughs and 47 villages. ;Small borough Lepna, Näpi, Sõmeru and Uhtna. ;Villages Aluvere, Andja, Aresi,

Arkna Arkna is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across ...

, Eesküla,

Järni Järni is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acros ...

, Jäätma, Kaarli, Karitsa,

Karivärava Karivärava is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland ac ...

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Katela Katela is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across ...

Katku Katku is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across ...

Kloodi Kloodi is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across ...

, Kohala,

Kohala-Eesküla Kohala-Eesküla is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finlan ...

Koovälja Koovälja is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acro ...

, Kullaaru, Kõrgemäe, Lasila, Levala, Muru, Mädapea, Nurme, Paatna, Papiaru, Päide, Rahkla,

Raudlepa Raudlepa is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acro ...

Raudvere Raudvere is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acro ...

Roodevälja Roodevälja is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located just northeast of the town of Rakvere. Roodevälja has a population of 153 (as of 1 January 2010). Rakvere Meat Processing Plant (''Rakvere ...

, Rägavere,

Sooaluse Sooaluse is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acro ...

Sämi Sämi is a village in Sõmeru Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located on the Tallinn–Narva highway ( E20), about east of the town of Rakvere Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of ...

Sämi-Tagaküla Sämi-Tagaküla is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finla ...

Taaravainu Taaravainu is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) References

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Toomla Toomla is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across ...

, Tõrma, Tõrremäe, Ubja, Ussimäe, Vaeküla, Varudi-Altküla, Varudi-Vanaküla, Veltsi and

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Geography

Rakvere Parish is a parish with diverse landscape and landforms. There are karst areas, karst rivers and beautiful natural stands. Two rivers - Selja and Kunda - passes through municipality. In the municipality is lake Päide.

Transport

Tallinn-Narva highway passes the municipality. This highway is part of the

European route E20 European route E20 is a part of the United Nations International E-road network. It runs roughly west–east through Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, and Russia. Its length is but it is not continuous; at three points, a ...

. The Tallinn-Narva railway passes also the municipality but closest train station is in

. By bus is also best connection with

. Closest port that is cargo port is in Kunda.

Main landmarks

In the municipality is 8 manors that are mostly privately owned: Rägavere, Vaeküla, Uhtna, Kohala,

, Mädapea, Lasila,

References

*''This article includes content from the

Estonian Wikipedia The Estonian Wikipedia ( et, Eestikeelne Vikipeedia) is the Estonian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, started on 24 August 2002. As of , the edition has about articles. On 7 December 2008 Estonian Wikipedian Andres Luure was o ...

article Rakvere vald.''

External links

* {{LääneViru-geo-stub