Ivangorod (Russian: Иванго́род, IPA: [ɪvɐnˈɡorət]; Estonian: Jaanilinn; Votic: Jaanilidna) is a town in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Narva river which flows along the Estonia–Russia international border, 159 kilometers (99 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, 218 kilometers (135 mi) east of Tallinn, Estonia.

The fortress, established in 1492 during the reign of Ivan III, the grand prince of Moscow,[2] took its name (literally: Ivan-town — gorod in Russian means "town" or "city") from that of the tsar.

[13] Ivangorod was granted town privileges and administered as a Russian township under the Swedish Empire (who conquered it in 1612 from boyar Teuvo Aminev) until 1649, when its burghers were ordered to remove to a Narva suburb.

In July 1917, Narva district, including Ivangorod, voted in referendum to join recently formed Autonomous Governorate of Estonia.

The Russian Federation, however, regards Estonia as a successor of the Estonian SSR and recognizes the 1945 border between two former national republics.

Officially, Estonia has no territorial claims in the area,[17][18] which is also reflected in the new Estonian-Russian border treaty, according to which Ivangorod remains a part of Russia.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Kingiseppsky District as Ivangorodskoye Settlement Municipal Formation.

In order to visit the zone, a permit issued by the local Federal Security Service department or a valid Schengen visa is required.