Narva-Jõesuu

Narva-Jõesuu (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈnɑrʋɑ-ˈjɤesuː]; Russian: Усть-Нарва, Ust'-Narva, Нарва-Йыэсуу, Усть-Нарова) is a town in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.

This article is about the town. For the administrative unit, see Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality).

Narva-Jõesuu
Town
Narva-Jõesuu beach
Narva-Jõesuu beach
Narva-Jõesuu is located in Estonia
Narva-Jõesuu
Narva-Jõesuu
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°27′32″N 28°02′26″E
Country Estonia
County Ida-Viru County
Municipality Narva-Jõesuu
Area
 • Total11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total2,681
 • Rank31st
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Geography

It is located on the country's northern Baltic coast of the Gulf of Finland. The town's name in Estonian and Russian means "Mouth of the Narva", the river which forms the border with Russia.

Narva-Jõesuu has a population of 2,602 (as of 1 January 2010).[2] As in the nearby city of Narva, most residents today are Russian or Russian-speaking, although the percentage of native Estonians is slightly higher in Narva-Jõesuu (13% compared to 4% in Narva).

Narva-Jõesuu marks the northeastern terminus of the E9 European Coastal Path, which runs for 5000 km (3125 miles) from Cabo de São Vicente in Portugal.

Demographics
Ethnic Composition 1922-2021
Ethnicity 1922[3] 1934[4] 1959[5] 1970[6] 1979[7] 1989[7] 2000[8] 2011[9] 2021[10]
amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount %
Estonians 1674 71.7 1189 72.7 560 20.4 816 23.4 516 16.5 453 12.1 454 15.2 340 12.9 322 12.7
Russians 524 22.4 364 22.3 - - 2299 66.0 2272 72.7 2851 75.9 2154 72.2 2031 77.2 1961 77.3
Ukrainians - - 0 0.00 - - 97 2.78 110 3.52 147 3.92 - - 81 3.08 79 3.12
Belarusians - - - - - - 74 2.12 71 2.27 97 2.58 - - 55 2.09 54 2.13
Finns - - 46 2.81 - - 59 1.69 51 1.63 57 1.52 - - 36 1.37 28 1.10
Jews 1 0.04 0 0.00 - - 18 0.52 7 0.22 10 0.27 - - 4 0.15 7 0.28
Latvians - - 6 0.37 - - 22 0.63 14 0.45 12 0.32 - - 5 0.19 11 0.43
Germans 15 0.64 14 0.86 - - - - 4 0.13 10 0.27 - - 8 0.30 14 0.55
Tatars - - 0 0.00 - - - - 8 0.26 11 0.29 - - 4 0.15 5 0.20
Poles - - 11 0.67 - - - - 3 0.10 11 0.29 - - 4 0.15 4 0.16
Lithuanians - - 0 0.00 - - 11 0.32 11 0.35 12 0.32 - - 5 0.19 0 0.00
unknown 1 0.04 3 0.18 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 127 4.26 17 0.65 3 0.12
other 121 5.18 2 0.12 2191 79.6 87 2.50 59 1.89 83 2.21 248 8.31 42 1.60 46 1.81
Total 2336 100 1635 100 2751 100 3483 100 3126 100 3754 100 2983 100 2632 100 2536 99.92

Religion in Narva-Jõesuu (2021)

  Orthodox (51.3%)
  Unaffiliated (43.3%)
  Lutheran (2.1%)
  Others Christians (3.2%)

History

The settlement probably arose in the 14th century, then part of the Duchy of Estonia, a dominion of the Livonian Order within Terra Mariana from 1346. It was first documented in a 1503 deed issued by Master of the Order Wolter von Plettenberg and was the site of an outer harbour of the City of Narva from the 16th century, containing several timber stockyards, sawmills, and small shipbuilding industry.

The German name Hungerburg allegedly goes back to the Russian emperor Peter the Great, who noticed the great poverty of the rural population during the 1704 Battle of Narva. The Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse was erected in 1808.

Tourism
Beach life in Narva-Jõesuu

Thanks to its 8-kilometer (5.0 mi)-long white sand beach lined with pine trees – considered one of the finest in Estonia – Narva-Jõesuu has long been a popular summer destination. In the late 19th and early 20th century it was a spa town frequented by the nobility from Saint Petersburg, which is less than 150 km (93 mi) to the east, and from Moscow. During the Soviet period, it was visited in large numbers by residents of the renamed Leningrad, particularly the Russian intelligentsia, many of whom have bought dachas (summer houses) in Narva-Jõesuu or on the outskirts.

In the first ten to fifteen years after the restoration of Estonia's independence, Narva-Jõesuu saw few visitors; thus, a large number of hotels and guest houses closed their doors and went out of business. In the last few years, its resort facilities have been renovated, and the number of tourists has been rising. However, the number of hotels is still considerably lower compared to the late 1980s.

Near Narva-Jõesuu, 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest from the town border lies the Narva-Jõesuu nudist beach, the only official nudist beach in Estonia.

References
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  2. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
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  4. Rahvastiku koostis ja korteriolud. 1.III 1934 rahvaloenduse andmed. Vihk II (in Estonian). Tallinn: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo. 1935. pp. 47–53. hdl:10062/4439.
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  7. Eesti Vabariigi maakondade, linnade ja alevite rahvastik: 1989. a. rahvaloenduse andmed: statistikakogumik. 1. osa: Rahvaarv rahvuse, perekonnaseisu, hariduse ja elatusallikate järgi. Tallinn: Statistikaamet. 1990. pp. 27, 32. ISBN 978-9949-71-932-7.
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