Kreenholm ( for ''

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islet'') is a river island in

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, located in the

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, within the city limits of

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. The island is in area, and is long and wide. The island divides Narva Falls into eastern and western branches; the Estonia–

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border runs through the eastern branch. In the 14th century, a

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was already operating on Kreenholm. In 1538, the

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built a

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on the left bank of the river just opposite the island, and in 1823 a cloth factory operated by a local merchant, Paul Momma, was opened on the right bank of the Narva River. Baron Stieglitz's flax mill was located on the right bank. In 1856, German industrialist Ludwig Knoop acquired the whole island and founded a textile factory there, which was known as the Krenholm Manufacturing Company. The factory has been derelict since 2010.

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