Ivangorod
Ivangorod
Ивангород Jaanilinn (Estonian) | |
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The reconstructed fortress of Narva (to the left) overlooking the Russian fortress of Ivangorod (to the right) | |
Location of Ivangorod | |
| Coordinates: 59°22′N 28°13′E / 59.367°N 28.217°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kingiseppsky District |
| Settlement municipal formation | Ivangorodskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| Founded | 1492 |
| Town status since | 28 October 1954 |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,854 |
| • Capital of | Ivangorodskoye Settlement Municipal Formation |
| • Municipal district | Kingiseppsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Ivangorodskoye Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Ivangorodskoye Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 188490, 188491 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81375 |
| OKTMO ID | 41621102001 |
| Website | www |
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Ivangorod (Russian: Иванго́род, IPA: [ɪvɐnˈɡorət]; Estonian: Jaanilinn; Votic: Jaanilidna) is a town in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Narva river which flows along the Estonia–Russia international border, 159 kilometers (99 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, 218 kilometers (135 mi) east of Tallinn, Estonia. The town's population was recorded as 9,854 (2010 Census); 11,206 (2002 Census); 11,833 (1989 Soviet census). As of 2025, the population of Ivangorod was estimated to be 9,878.
Ivangorod is a major border crossing point and a railway station on the Tallinn–Saint Petersburg line. It is located just opposite to the Estonian town of Narva. The town is the site of the Ivangorod Fortress, a prominent fortification monument of the 15th and the 16th centuries.