Vasknarva
Coordinates: 59 ° 0 ' N , 27 ° 44' E
Vasknarva (up to 1923 Russian Сыренец ( Syrenetz ), Low German and Swedish: Nyslott ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural community of Alutaguse (until 2017 Alajõe ) in the Estonian district of Ida-Viru on the left bank of the Narva river at its outflow from Lake Peipus . Vasknarva has 59 inhabitants (as of 2000).
history
The Vasknarva Ordensburg was built between 1427 and 1442 to control the waterway between Lake Peipus and the Narva. The castle was located on the western, left bank of the Narva, at its outflow from Lake Peipus , and opposite the mouth of the Troy River ( Russian Втроя ). It was built on the site of a previous building that had been destroyed by Pleskau's troops and was built by Herike in 1349 during the time of the order master Goswin . The castle, which was rebuilt between 1427 and 1442, was therefore called "Nyslot" in Low German. The surviving remains of the walls and round towers probably date from the second quarter of the 15th century. They are already adapted for firearms.
The Ordensburg was almost razed to the ground in the Livonian War , the last Vogt Dietrich von der Steinkuhl lost all his possessions here in early June 1558, but the castle was rebuilt.
It was not until Sweden's victorious Russian-Swedish war (so-called Ingermanland War , 1610 to 1617) that it was completely destroyed and - as it was no longer necessary for strategic reasons - it was probably abandoned. At the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries in the Northern War , it was only a ruin and was handed over to the Russians in 1721. Stones from the former fortress were used to build the Russian fishing village of Syrenetz.
In 1818 a Russian Orthodox church, consecrated to the Prophet Elijah , was built in Vasknarva , initially in wood, then from 1867–1873 as a new building, which was destroyed during the Second World War and only rebuilt in 1978. Today a convent is attached to the church.
today
There is an important recreational area around Vasknarva with many dachas and camping facilities. In Vasknarva there is a border guard and a dock for boats. The population is almost 100% Russian-speaking.
Picture gallery
The ruins of the old Vasknarva Ordensburg (Neuschloss)
Web links
- Official website of the Alajõe Rural Municipality
- Sights of the village
- Description of Vasknarva (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl Woldemar von Löwis of Menar: Burgenlexikon für Alt-Livland . Walters and Rapa, Riga 1922, p. 87 ( digitized version ).