Narva's the third largest city in Estonia. It's located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus. History Early history People settled in the area from the 5th to 4th millennium BC, as witnessed by the archeological traces of the Narva culture, named after the city. The fortified settlement at Narva Joaoru's the oldest known in Estonia, dated to around 1000 BC. The earliest written reference of Narva's in the First Novgorod Chro… (More on Narva)