Narva Falls
Narva Falls is a pair of waterfalls on the Narva River in Estonia and Russia. Between the southeast part of the city of Narva and the rest, facing the Russian town of Ivangorod, the Narva River flows over the Baltic Klint, forming the falls, once among the most powerful in Europe.Photo: Geonarva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Narva, Estonia
- Also known as: “Kreenholmi juga” and “Narva Waterfall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Narva Kreenholm Stadium and Narva railway station.
Narva Kreenholm Stadium
Stadium
Photo: 5anco5s, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Narva Kreenholm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Narva, Estonia. The stadium holds 1,065 people and hosts the matches of JK Narva Trans. It is one of the easternmost stadiums in Estonia and is situated approximately 900 metres from the border of Russia and the Narva river that separates the two countries. Narva Kreenholm Stadium is situated 1 km northwest of Narva Falls.
Narva railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Narva railway station is the easternmost railway station in Estonia, serving the city of Narva. The station was opened in 1870, and the first station building was destroyed in 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence. Narva railway station is situated 1 km north of Narva Falls.
Orthodox Church of Resurrection
Church
The Resurrection of Christ Cathedral is a Neo-Byzantine style Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate located in Narva, Estonia. The church was constructed between 1890 and 1896 to cater to the religious needs of the cotton mill workers of the Krenholm Manufacturing Company. Orthodox Church of Resurrection is situated 1¼ km north of Narva Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ivangorod and Popovka.
Ivangorod
Photo: Тушкан78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ivangorod is a small town in Leningrad Oblast, sitting right at the Estonian border at the Narva River, opposite the Estonian city of Narva. Ivangorod was for most of its history more or less in municipal union with Narva, as the junior partner.
Popovka
Hamlet
Popovka is a rural locality in the Ivangorod Urban Settlement of Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on the eastern bank of the Narva River, north of the town of Ivangorod. Popovka is situated 3½ km north of Narva Falls.
Narva Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Narva, Ida-Viru County, East Estonia, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.35895° or 59° 21′ 32″ northLongitude
28.19555° or 28° 11′ 44″ eastOpen location code
9GFC955W+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 618158250OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q12370881
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Satellite Map
Discover Narva Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Finnish—“Narva Falls” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Narvako ur-jauziak”
- Czech: “Narevské vodopády”
- Czech: “Narevský vodopád”
- Estonian: “Narva juga”
- Finnish: “Narvan vesiputous”
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Highlights include NART narva art residency and Narva-2.
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