Facts About Narva
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People settled in the area from the 5th to 4th millennium BC, as witnessed by the archaeological traces of the Narva culture, named after the city.
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During the Battle of Narva, nearly the entire city was destroyed.
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Narva is the third biggest city in Estonia.
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When Estonia regained its independence in 1991, Narva again became a border city. On 18 February 2014, a new border treaty was signed by both countries. The treaty must still be ratified by the parliaments of both Russia and Estonia.
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Narva is officially divided into 15 neighbourhoods, which carry no administrative purposes.
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Narva Kreenholmi Stadium is home to Meistriliiga football team, FC Narva Trans.
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Narva is on the international railway line between Estonia and Russia.
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Narva is twinned with: Bălți, Moldova; Barysaw, Belarus; Bel Air, United States; Donetsk, Ukraine; Elbląg, Poland; Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria; Ivangorod, Russia; Karlskoga, Sweden; Kingiseppsky District, Russia; Kirovsky District (Saint Petersburg), Russia; Kobuleti, Georgia; Lahti, Finland; Petrozavodsk, Russia; South-Western AO (Moscow), Russia; Tavastia Proper, Finland; Xiamen, China.
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In the first-person shooter video game Squad, the map Narva is loosely based on the real city, containing the Narva Castle, the Ivangorod Fortress, as well as a less similar industrial area in the south side of the city.
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Narva is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, at the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.