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Rakvere Castle
Hilltop medieval castle ruins turned open-air museum in northern Estonia, with a large bronze aurochs statue and car park at the base.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Lääne-Virumaa, Estonia · Europe
Haljala is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Rakvere, 29km from Lahemaa National Park.
Haljala is a town located in Lääne-Virumaa, Estonia. With a population of 1,233, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Haljala sits in Estonia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Tallinn time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Haljala to your route.
Haljala (German: Haljall) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. It is located about 10 km northwest of the town of Rakvere, by the Tallinn–Narva (Tallinn–Saint Petersburg) road (part of E20). Haljala is the administrative centre of Haljala Parish. As of the 2011 Census, theRead more
settlement's population was 1,084. Haljala was first mentioned in 1241.
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Haljala is located in Lääne-Virumaa, Estonia, Europe. The coordinates are 59.4336 latitude, 26.2614 longitude.
Haljala has a population of approximately 1,233 people, making it a town in Estonia.
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3 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Hilltop medieval castle ruins turned open-air museum in northern Estonia, with a large bronze aurochs statue and car park at the base.
11 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Restored 18th-century Baltic German manor house inside Lahemaa National Park, with parkland, a museum and visitor parking directly off the access road.
19 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Estonia's largest national park featuring wild Baltic coastline, pristine bogs, old-growth forests, and elegant 18th-century manor houses.
29 km · about 35 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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