en Nidos kontrolės postas, tel. 8 469 52 537 Welcome to Neringa! mentioned in the sourcebooks in 1429. At the Nidos kelio pasienio postas approaches of Juodkrantė more than 2 thousand Smiltynės pl. 1, tel. 8 469 52 100 Neringa is situated in the West of Lithua- tones of amber was found in 1855–1861. This fact Kuršių nerijos nacionalinio parko direkcija nia, on a peninsula, called the Curonian points to Amber Bay of Juodkrantė. Before the Naglių g. 8, Nida, tel./faksas 8 469 51 224 Spit, separating the World War II Juodkrantė was famous as a resort. el. p. [email protected]; www.nerija.lt from the . The Northern and biggest . This settlement is the smallest in Ne- Kuršių nerijos nacionalinio parko part of the belongs to the Republic ringa Town, located 34 km away from Klaipėda, Lankytojų centrai: of (52 kilometres). The other part with near Pervalka Bay, surrounded by the chain of Smiltynėje: Morskoje (Pilkopė), Rybatschij (Rasytė), Lesnoje dune hills – in the West. Pervalka was estab- Smiltynės g. 11, Klaipėda, (Šarkuva) and some other smaller villages belong lished by the dwellers of the sanded Nagliai and tel./faksas 8 46 40 22 57, tel. 8 46 40 22 56, to Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federa- Karvaičiai villages in 1844. el. p. [email protected]; www.nerija.lt tion. In 2000 the Curonian Spit was included in . It is the third biggest Neringa town village, Nidoje: UNESCO World Heritage List as object of cul- situated 39 km away from Klaipėda, in the bay be- Naglių g. 8, Nida, tel./faksas 8 469 51 256 tural landscape with many natural and cultural tween Preila and Goats Horns, planted in the lee of el. p.: [email protected]; www.nerija.lt heritage valuables. dune. In 1836–1843 Preila, the same as Pervalka, Since 1961 the villages of the Lithuanian part was established by the residents of sanded Nagliai Some facts of the Curonian Spit – Alksnynė steading, and Karvaičiai villages. The village is not big. Lithuania Juodkrantė, Pervalka, Preila, Nida – have been Nida. The first time Nida was mentioned in the Area: ~65 200 km2 unified into Neringa town. documents of Teutonic Order in 1385. In ac- Population: ~3 mln. Neringa town cordance with the historical sources the old Nida Capital: Vilnius (~554 thousand) Alksnynė steading. There are few families living village was in the northern coast of Grobštas Language: Lithuanian in the Alksnynė steading. There was a bay of the Horn bay. The second Nida was situated 2 km to International calling code: 00 370 Curonian Lagoon in this place some time ago. the south of Nida. In 1730 migrated fishermen Currency: Litas, 1 EUR = 3.44 Litas (LTL) The bay was covered by ground after canalising founded the third Nida near Parnidis bay. Three Tourism information www.tourism.lt the bay for ships. At the end of the XIX century at former villages – Nida, Skruzdynė and Purvynė – on Internet: www.travel.lt the time of planting of the dunes the homestead meantime make Nida town which is the biggest Neringa for the supervisor was built and named Alksny- in the Curonian Spit and is the Centre of Neringa Area administered by 8,98 thousand nas. There is Alksnynė Control Post in this village town Administration. Nida is located 48 km away Administration hectares. where local fees are collected for entering the ter- from Klaipėda and 4 km from the frontier of Rus- Population: ~ 2,7 thousand ritory of the National Park of the Curonian Spit, sian Federation. Administration Centre: Nida administered by Neringa Local Authority. International calling code: 00 370 469 Juodkrantė. It is one of the oldest villages of the Tourism information Curonian Spit and the second biggest village in on Internet: www.visitneringa.com Neringa town. For the first time Juodkrantė was

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