Curonian Lagoon
The Curonian Lagoon is separated from the Baltic Sea by the Curonian Spit. It is part of Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) and Lithuania.
In the 13th century the area around the lagoon was part of the ancestral lands of the Curonians and old Prussian people. At the northern end of the spit, there is a passage to the Baltic Sea. This place was chosen by the Teutonic Knights in 1252 to found Memelburg castle and the city of Memel. Since 1923, when the Memel Territory was separated from the German Empire, the town is called Klaipėda.
As the new inter-war border the Neman River that flows into the Curonian Lagoon, near the town Rusnė, was chosen. The border also separated the peninsula near the small holiday resort of Nida.
The southern part of the spit and lagoon remained in Germany until 1945. This border remains today, as after World War II, the southern end of the spit and the German area south of the river. The part of East Prussia with the town Königsberg located in Sambia, a peninsula on the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, became an exclave of Russia called Kaliningrad Oblast.
A paradise for nature-loving holidaymakers in search of calm and relaxation. The scenery of the Nemunas delta is unique. Water is omnipresent and dominates the landscape: river arms branching out, small lakes, all interwoven. Visit "The Venice of Lithuania", go fishing, boating or hire a bike to explore the region.
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