Kingisepp

E197494

Kingisepp is a town in northwestern Russia near the Estonian border, known for its industrial base and historical roots dating back to the 14th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kingisepp canonical 7
Kingisepp Urban Settlement 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeCenterOf Kingiseppsky District
administrativeDivision Kingisepp self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingisepp Urban Settlement
borderCrossingRole important transit point between Russia and Estonia
borderProximity about 20–30 km from Estonian border
climate humid continental climate
country Russia
dateEstablished 14th century
distanceTo about 120 km southwest of Saint Petersburg
economicRole regional industrial center
federalDistrict Northwestern Federal District
hasAreaCode +7 81375
hasCityStatus 18th century
hasCulturalHeritage remains of Yam fortress
hasFortification medieval fortress of Yam
hasHistoricalName Yama
Yamburg
hasIndustry building materials
chemical industry
fertilizer production
food processing
hasPopulation around 47000 (early 21st century)
hasPostalCode 188480
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
historicalEvent occupied by German forces during World War II
languageMajority Russian
liberatedIn 1944
locatedIn Leningrad Oblast
northwestern Russia
locatedNear Estonia
Estonian border
locatedOn Luga River
namedAfter Viktor Kingisepp
nearbyFacility Port of Ust-Luga
officialLanguage Russian
partOf Kingiseppsky District
railwayConnectionTo St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
region Ingria
river Luga River
roadConnectionTo Narva
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
timeZone Moscow Time
transportInfrastructure highway A180 (Narva Highway)
railway station

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leningrad Oblast containsCity Kingisepp
Kingisepp administrativeDivision Kingisepp self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kingisepp Urban Settlement
Slantsy roadConnection Kingisepp
Ust-Luga hasRailConnectionTo Kingisepp
Ust-Luga hasRoadConnectionTo Kingisepp
Luga River hasCityOnRiver Kingisepp