Narva [a] is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in the Ida-Viru County, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 53,360 inhabitants (as of 2024) Narva is Estonia's third largest city after capital Tallinn and Tartu.

May 26, 2022 · Narva is a strange place, almost an aberration. On the very edge of Nato's eastern flank, it is Estonia's third biggest city - but 97% of the nearly 60,000 people living there talk Russian,...

It was incredible to see the two castles on either side of the dividing Narva river one in Estonia and one in Russia. We couldn’t believe how close they were and yet we’re not able to cross...

Narva, city, Estonia. It lies along the Narva River, 9 miles (14 km) above the river’s outflow into the Gulf of Finland. It was founded in the 13th century and quickly became a substantial commercial city.

Dec 17, 2024 · Located on Nato’s eastern border, the city has become the constant target of hybrid warfare tactics employed by Russia – with the Kremlin sending in surveillance blimps on an almost weekly basis...

The Narva culture or eastern Baltic was a European Neolithic archaeological culture in present-day Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningrad Oblast (former East Prussia), and adjacent portions of Poland, Belarus and Russia.

Jan 3, 2025 · Narva is the third biggest city in Estonia after Tallinn and Tartu. It is in the Idu Viru county at the most eastern point of the country. Right at the border with Russia, the city has a very different atmosphere from others in the country. Why visit Narva? Narva is …

Narva is the third most populous urban area in Estonia, and nowadays faces the Russian town of Ivangorod right across the border over the river. At the coast the river passes part of the resort of Narva-Jõesuu. Its mouth opens into WNW -facing Narva Bay of the Gulf of Finland.

Narva is the easternmost city in Estonia, at the Russian border. Most of the about 70,000 inhabitants are ethnic Russians. Narva-Jõesuu is a nearby seaside resort at the Gulf of Finland. The city of Narva was founded by Denmark in the Middle Ages.

Narva, located on Estonia’s eastern border, is a city rich in history and cultural diversity. Its strategic location next to Russia gives it a unique mix of Estonian and Russian influences, evident in its architecture, language, and customs.