page_title: Kreenholm Manufacturing Company
hierarchical_section_title: Kreenholm Manufacturing Company
caption_attribution_description: Eesti: Kreenholmi Joala vabriku hoone Русский: Кренгольмская мануфактура, здание Йоальской фабрики This is a photo of cultural heritage monument of Estonia number 14037.
context_page_description: The Kreenholm Manufacturing Company was a textile manufacturing company located on the island of Kreenholm in Narva, Estonia, on the border with Russia. It is situated along the banks of the Narva River, by the Narva Falls; the Baltic Sea is approximately 10 miles away, and there is a distance of 75 miles to Saint Petersburg. It was founded by Ludwig Knoop, a cotton merchant from Bremen. The company's cotton spinning and manufacturing mills were the largest in the world; and Kreenholm was considered in its time to be the most important mill in Russia, owning 32,000 acres of land and employing 12,000 people. In its history, the company faced different obstacles. such as the possibility of closure after World War I. In 1994, it was privatised after Estonia regained independence. The company went bankrupt in 2010, but continued limited operations after purchase by a new owner.
context_section_description: The Kreenholm Manufacturing Company (historical alternate spelling: Krenholm; Estonian: Kreenholmi Manufaktuur; German: Krähnholm Manufaktur; Russian: Кренгольмская мануфактура) was a textile manufacturing company located on the island of Kreenholm in Narva, Estonia, on the border with Russia. It is situated along the banks of the Narva River, by the Narva Falls; the Baltic Sea is approximately 10 miles (16 km) away, and there is a distance of 75 miles (121 km) to Saint Petersburg. It was founded by Ludwig Knoop, a cotton merchant from Bremen. The company's cotton spinning and manufacturing mills were the largest in the world; and Kreenholm was considered in its time to be the most important mill in Russia, owning 32,000 acres of land and employing 12,000 people. In its history, the company faced different obstacles. such as the possibility of closure after World War I. In 1994, it was privatised after Estonia regained independence.  The company went bankrupt in 2010, but continued limited operations after purchase by a new owner.
caption: Kreenholm Manufacturing Company, 2009
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