Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County is best known within Estonia for its long-standing oil-shale industry, which has shaped the towns and industrial landscapes around Kohtla-Järve. On Estonia’s northeastern edge, the county reaches the Gulf of Finland and extends south toward Lake Peipus, combining a Baltic coast with wooded inland terrain. Narva, on the Narva River at the Russian border, is its principal historic city: Narva Castle faces the Ivangorod Fortress across the water. The region also includes the former mining centre of Kohtla-Nõmme, where the Estonian Mining Museum interprets the area’s industrial past. View additional webcams nearby to see how Ida-Viru County connects with northeastern Estonia and the Gulf of Finland.

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