Kingisepp

Also known as Yamburg, Yam

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:

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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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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Kingisepp
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Кингисепп
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Фотографии Кингисеппа 0002.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Views of Kingisepp
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Kingisepp (Leningrad oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Kingisepp (Leningrad oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Leningrad Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Kingiseppsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur: Kingiseppskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type: Settlement municipal formation
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Kingiseppsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Kingiseppskoye Settlement Municipal Formation
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Kingiseppsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Kingiseppskoye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Kingiseppsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Kingiseppskoye Urban Settlement

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ям
Population: 48807
Area: 29
Elevation: 25.6
Official website: kingisepp-mo.ru
Image: Фотографии Кингисеппа 0002.jpg
Dialing code: 81375

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Commons category: Kingisepp
postal code: 188455–188456
inception: 0900-00-00
native label: Кингисепп

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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
Sources
External links

==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.