Narva-Jõesuu (Russian Ust-Narva) is a resort town in the
north-east of Estonia in the Ida-Virumaa county. Population - 2681
people (2020).
After the administrative-territorial reform in
2017, Narva-Jõesuu became an inner city and became part of the
eponymous municipality of Narva-Jõesuu.
Narwa-Mündung (German Narwa-Mündung)
Gungerburg until 1912
Ust-Narova - 1912-1917
Güngerburg (German Hungerburg) - the
official name until 1921.
Narva-Jõesuu - 1921-1923
From 1923
to 1928 (?) - the official Estonian name Naroova-Jõesuu (Est.
Naroova-Jõesuu).
Narva-Jõesuu - from 1928 (?) To the present
Ust-Narova is a historical Russian name, in the modern spelling
Ust-Narva.
You can walk around the city, go to the beach. There are several
manors and other ancient buildings.
Local History Museum, Nurme
38. ☎ +372 (35) 7-73-12.
By car
A scenic road along the Narva River leads from Narva to
Narva-Yyesuu.
By bus
Bus number 31 departs several times a day
on the Narva—Narva-Yyesuu — Narva route.
Narva-Yyesuu has a small urban transport system connecting neighborhoods and neighborhoods (including Narva) of the city. Read more here:
Cheaply
1 Guesthouse Algus, Rahu 7. ☎ +372 (35) 7-71-92. Double
room: €45 (2013).
2 Hotel Veagles, Mäe 26A. ☎ +372
5836-0118. Double room: from €40 (2013).
Average cost
3 Hotell Liivarand, Koidula 21. ☎ +372 (35) 7-73-91. Double room:
€50-60 (2013).
Expensive
4 Meresuu Hotel & Spa, Aia 48A. ☎
+372 (35) 7-96-00. Double room: from €100, including access to the spa
(2013).
5 Narva-Jõesuu Spa&Sanatorium, Aia 3. ☎ +372 (35)
9-95-29. Double room: from €80 (2013).
It was founded, most likely, in the
XIV century as a fishing place for the inhabitants of the village of
Kudruküla. The development of the settlement was facilitated by
active trade in Narva, which, in turn, was a sea gate. At the
beginning of the 16th century, fishery from Narva moved to
Narva-Jõesuu, which is mentioned in 1503 in the order of the
Hermaster of the Livonian Order Walter von Plettenberg: the Narova
rivers, in the open sea, and for this purpose, huts and houses
should be built on land to dry nets and snares. " This order is the
first mention of Narva-Jõesuu. Later, the Germans began to call the
village Gungerburg (German Hungerbirg), during the Livonian War it
received the Russian name Ust-Narva, which was later replaced by the
German name Gungerburg, and in 1921 the village was renamed
Narva-Jõesuu.
There is a legend according to which the name
"Gungerburg" was appropriated to the settlement by Tsar Peter I. At
the beginning of the Northern War, he examined the mouth of the
Narova River in order to build engineering structures here. Hungry,
he asked the locals for food, but they were so poor that they could
not feed the king. Then Peter I exclaimed: "Gungerburg!", Which
means "hungry city" in German.
At the beginning of the
Livonian War (1558-1583), Narva was occupied by Russian troops, and
in order to strengthen the protection of the city from the sea,
another wooden fortress was built in Ust-Narva in addition to the
existing ones there, on the right bank of the Narova River. During
this period, the economic growth of Ust-Narva takes place due to the
intensification of the Narva trade. In 1579, the fortresses were
burned by the Swedes and the Swedish fleet entered the river,
blocking the sea route to Narva. From 1581 to 1704 the city was
ruled by Sweden.
The end of the 16th century - the first half
of the 17th century is characterized by the decline of the Narva
trade and, accordingly, the economic decline of Gungerburg. In the
middle of the 17th century, trade with Narva intensified again and
Gungerburg rose. In 1646, a permanent pilot station was established
in Gungerburg.
During the Northern War (1700-1721), Russian
troops erected fortifications and coastal batteries in Gungerburg,
which closed Narva from the Swedish fleet. After the capture of
Narva by the Russian troops, there was a significant increase in the
flow of merchant ships through Gungerburg.
In the 19th
century, the importance of Narva, and with it of Gungerburg, as a
port hub declined. Affected by the shallowness of the mouth of the
Narova. Large ships could not pass along the river, and because of
the sandy soil of the Narva Bay, during storms, ships were thrown
off their anchorages. The ongoing work on the arrangement of the
channel did not bring results.
At the end of the 19th
century, due to the formation of industry in Narva, the traffic flow
through Gungerburg again increased.
In 1838, the first
enterprise was built by the Frenchman Jusson in Gungerburg - a
sawmill, which ceased to exist in 1849. Petersburg merchants Gerdau
and Liddert in Gungerburg opened several more small enterprises for
the production of vinegar and paints, which soon also ceased to
exist.
On the military topographic maps of the Russian Empire
in 1846-1863, the settlement is designated as Hungerburg.
Since 1872 Gungerburg began to develop as a summer cottage
settlement and resort. The nobility of Petersburg, Moscow, Kostroma
and Yaroslavl rushed to the village. Summer cottage construction was
actively developing. In 1882, a kurhauz was built, which burned down
in 1910. The first hydropathic establishment was built in 1876, the
second in 1902. In 1909 a sanatorium was built. At the beginning of
the 20th century, a forest area was allocated in Gungerburg, which
later became a park; in 1912, a new kurhauz was built, designed by
the famous St. Petersburg architect M.S.Lialevich. In those years, a
regular steamship connection with St. Petersburg was established.
At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century,
special cabins came into fashion on the Gungerburg beach, in which
bathers were taken to the sea for bathing, the cabins were also
adapted for changing clothes. At first, this service was provided
with the help of horses, later this service was provided by men. The
service was paid, so only wealthy girls and women used it.
In 1917, the resort received the status of a settlement, in 1934
it became one of the districts of Narva, in 1945 - again a
settlement and in 1993 received the status of a city.
During
the Great Patriotic War, the village was almost completely
destroyed, including the kurhauz and port facilities.
In
1950-1960s, the resort was being restored, pioneer camps, rest
houses and sanatoriums were erected. The village has become an
all-Union health resort. The industry developed in the same way -
fishing and ship repair enterprises were built.
In the 1980s,
about 20,000 people annually vacationed in Narva-Jõesuu, with an
average population of about 3,800.
In 1991, after the
declaration of independence of Estonia and the introduction of a
visa regime with Russia, the flow of tourists decreased sharply,
which affected the economy of the resort. Since 2007, the flow of
tourists to Narva-Jõesuu has been gradually increasing. The
construction of hotels resumed.