Kingisepp
Sign in to saveKingisepp ( or ), formerly Yamburg (), Yam (), and Yama (; Votic: Jaama), is a town and the administrative center of Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Luga River southwest of St. Petersburg, east of Narva, and south of the Gulf of Finland. Population:
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Kingisepp is a town in northwestern Russia that serves as the administrative center of Kingiseppsky District in Leningrad Oblast, located along the Luga River between St. Petersburg and the Estonian border. The town has a long history, having been known by several different names including Yamburg, and its strategic location near major waterways and the Gulf of Finland has shaped its importance in the region.
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- History
- 14th century
- 15-16th century
- 17th century
- 18th century
- 20th century
- Russian Civil War
- Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive
- Administrative changes
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative and municipal divisions
- Economy
- Industry
- Transportation
- Culture
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- Notes
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Kingisepp ( or ), formerly Yamburg (), Yam (), and Yama (; Votic: Jaama), is a town and the administrative center of Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Luga River southwest of St. Petersburg, east of Narva, and south of the Gulf of Finland. Population:
==History== ===14th century=== The town was first documented in 1384, when the Novgorodians under Patrikas built there a fortress against the Swedes. It was called Yama or Yamsky Gorodok, after the Izhorian (ethnic Finnic group) name Jaama. The environs of the town are still cited as the main location of speakers of the nearly extinct Izhorian language. The citadel withstood sieges by the Swedes in 1395 and by the Teutonic Knights during the 1444–1448 war.