Rakvere Order Castle - Estonia
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N 59° 20.852 E 026° 21.134
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Rakvere order castle - Rakvere ordulinnus (est) - Burg Wesenberg (ger) stone walls were built in the 14th century when northern Estonia was under Danish rule. The Rakvere order castle now houses a museum.
Waymark Code: WM8GQ5
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 03/31/2010
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"The earliest data regarding human settlement at Vallimäe in Rakvere come from the Viking Age, an arrowhead from the 9th century and some broken pieces of pottery from this period have been found on the territory of the castle. There is more information about the last centuries of the prehistoric age when an ancient wooden stronghold surrounded by a fence stood in the place of the present convent building.
First written records about the stronghold called Tarvanpea come from the year 1226. In the middle of the 13th century the Danes started to replace the wooden stronghold with a more modern stone fortress.
After Virumaa and Harjumaa passed into the possession of the Livonian Order in 1347, a grand-scale reconstruction of the castle was carried out in several stages. In the first half of the 16th century a convent-type castle with a rectangular main tower was completed, it had strong flanks, a large front yard and an eastern gate consisting of several parts: the outer gate included a pitfall and a drawbridge and the inner gate had a lowered lattice. Living quarters and outbuildings were located in the front yard, near the circular wall."
information from: www.svm.ee
Hours:
May 1 – September 30 open every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
At other times open by appointment.
Accessibility: Partial access
Condition: Partly ruined
Admission Charge?: yes
Website: [Web Link]
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