Neringa Municipality.



The narrow Spit that parts the lagoon of Kursiu Harios from 
the Baltic Sea is called the Spit of Kursiu Neringa. 
It is a sandy peninsula 61 miles long and 0.25 to 2.4 wide. 
The nothern (Lithuanian) part of the Spit constitutes a 
seperate administrative unit - the town of Neringa. 
Nida, a seaside resort sited on the picturesque coast of the 
lagoon of Kursiu Marius, in the tourist and cultural centre 
of the Spit.

The local economy of Neringa consists of the tourist and 
fishing industries and the main employers are hotels and 
rest houses.

The Kursiu Neringa has the status of national park unique 
flora and fauna. Moreover, Neringa is 72% forested land.

The local population is 2700.












tourism - Neringa


TOURISM



When Lithuania became as an independent Republic, Neringa
became open for all tourists worldwide. City has a lot of resting
houses as well as hotels, where you can find not only housing ,
but also an extra facilities like coffee-houses, restaurants, saunas,
closed and opened pulls, lawn tennis, skittles play,also, bicycles,
water motorcycles, pool, horses and jachts are available for rent .

Available hotels at Neringa city:  

''Auksinés kopos''
Kuverto g. 17, Nida
Tel.:(370-59)52387,52212
Fax.:(370-59)52947

''Nidos smilté''
Skruzdynés g. 2, Nida
Tel.:(370-59)52219,52221
Fax.:(370-59)52762

''Linéja''
Taikos g. 18, Nida
Tel.:(370-59)52390
Fax.:(370-59)52718

''Nidos puöynas''
Purvynés g. 3, Nida
Tel.:(370-59)52221, 51131
Fax.:(370-59)52762

''Júraté''
Pamario g. 3, Nida
Tel.:(370-59)52618,52619
Fax.:(370-59)51118

''Àûuolynas''
L.Rézos g. 54, Juodkranté
Tel.:(370-59)53318,53310
Fax.:(370-6)255838

''Urbo kalnas''
Taikos g. 32, Nida
Tel.:(370-59)52428
Fax.:(370-59)52953

''Egliù slénis''
Ievos kalno g. 28, Juodkranté
Tel./Fax.:(370-59)53170

''Rúta''
Kuverto g. 17, Nida
Tel.:(370-59)52229, 52398, 52367
Fax.:(370-59)52819

Turism information center established in Neringa city gives the
information about the possibilities to stay in available hotels , resting
houses and private section, as well as  information about Neringa city
itself, popular places to visit, museums, events which is taking part in
the city, according to the turists wishes organizes various routes excursions
throughout Neringa city.

Address of Turism information center :

Taikos g. 4,
LT-5872 Neringa - Nida, Lietuva
Tel.:(370-59)52345
Fax.:(370-59)52344






culture - Neringa


CULTURE



Neringa city inherited the unique cultural inheritance.  The first inhabitants in 
this land were living already in late neolit period. There were connected several
cultures : the old kurshes, germans and lithuanians. Almost seperated from the land,
a man started to build original buildings,  reflecting his way of life and attitude. It is 
an archaic architecture with red tiled and covered  with reeds roofs, with interesting
patterns  and  weathercocks twisting in the wind.

More detailed information about the life of native people you can find in:

Neringa  museum of history
Fisherman's Etnographic  farmstead 
Nagliù g. 4, Nida

The exposition of occupations of the Kurshes spit inhabitants
G.D. Kuverto g. 2, Nida 
Amber is a pride and part of life of all inhabitants in the Kurshes spit , as well as other
Baltic regions. You can hear about the history of the amber , to know about its formation,
places where you can find it, its trimming and becoming as an jewelry miracle, in 

Galery - museum of Amber
Pamario g. 20, Nida

Urbanistic monuments- four settlements with etnographic zones of Neringa,  verify about the
rich cultural inheritance of the Kurshes spit, as well as historical monuments :  gliding school
in Nida, monument to the first planter in Nida district G.D. Kuvertas (1856), sculpture of
L.Réza ( etnographer, poet, cultural attender, who descended from the Kurshes spit) and the
most interesting ethnographical place of Nida - the old cemetary (graveyard) with its main
accent of christening witness tell about the rich cultural heritage of the Kurshes Spit. The hill
of witches in Juodkranté will charm you by its woodcuts, which came from fairy tales, legends
and stories and which as if want to come to life. Artists are fond of the Kurshes spit. In
1929-1932 Tomas Manas , the famous German writer, the Nobel Prize winner had a rest and
created here. Now, T. Manas memorial museum is founded in his summer cottage , in
Skruzdynés str. 17, Nida .





nature - Neringa


NATURE



Nature of the Kurshes spit is a very unique and original one. Many things in
this part of land reminds the mood of initial and continuous creation .  Even
sand hills - the dunes of the Kurshes spit stretches along 70km. Dunes are 
adorned itself with the plants, which are inscribed  in the  Red book.  The 
forest of the Kurshes spit is special for its growth in the  sandy soil. There 
dominate hundred-years pine- trees and hillpines, planted by people hands.

There are many nature monuments in the national park of the Kurshes spit like :
Angiù dune, Agilos dune, Karvaiæiai dune, Lydumo cape, Nagliù cape, hill of 
Witches (Raganù hill), Skripsto dune, Urbo hill, Vecekrugo dune, Vingio dune,
Mariù mergelio dune.   





traffic - Neringa


COMMUNICATION



You can come to Vilnius  from Amsterdam, Berlyn, Frankfurt, Copenhagen,
London, Stockholm, Paris by plane. From Vilnius you can go to Klaipéda by
train, bus or taxi. There is a bus  Vilnius-Nida, Nida- Vilnius every day during
the summer time. From Germany you can fly to Palanga (40km from Neringa).
From Palanga you can go by taxi to Neringa, or by bus or mini bus to Klaipéda.
From Moscow, St. Petersburg you can fly to Palanga or Kaliningrad and after to
take a bus or taxi. There are  ferries from Keel, Mukran, Ahus, Stockholm to Klaipéda. 
There is a bus every day during the summer time from Kaunas to Nida, as well as the
ship ''Raketa''. There are buses and mini buses which take the route '' Smiltyné - 
Juodkranté-Pervalka-Preila-Nida''. The bicycles track connects three setllements of
Neringa city. There is a local fee entering Neringa city, for the entrance to the territory
protected by municipality.





ecology - Neringa


ECOLOGY



In order to safe the unique nature of the Kurshes spit,  it was given to Kurshes spit the
statute of national park in 1991. That is the reason why the arrivers to the Kurshes spit
must follow the rules, which are in force there. It is forbiden throughout all the Kurshes spit to:

* stand tents and make up the fires;
* climb up and down dunes in unforeseen places;
* gather medicinal herbs;
* keep the cars in unforeseen places.

Plants, which are protected: marine zunda, tyruliné erika, muiliné guboja.   		





business - Neringa


BUSINESS



The main biggest enterprises in Neringa city: Stock Company '' Neringos komunalininkas''
and  Stock Company '' Mariù ûuvis''. The whole business is connected with turism in Neringa
like hotels, resting houses, trade and nutrition institutions, transportation of passengers,
entertainment industry. This business is ''alive'' for three 3 month (summer).






concepts - Neringa


CONCEPTION



Neringa - is a settlement of recreation, but moreover it is a national park, which has 
injuring nature. That is why it is very important, developing the city, to reconcile these
two directions.


THE SUNDIAL


Project by architect: Riæardas Kriötapaviæius
 Astronomical calculations by: Ribertas Klimka
Sculptor: Klaudijus Púdymas
The height of obelisk - 13.8m, weight - 200t.

Neringa is the only place in Lithuania with the absolute mathematical horizon where the
sun sets and rises from the water surface. That is why in 1984 an idea of constructing a
sundial at the survey site of Parnidûio dune, occured . In 1986 '' the hand '' of the sundial
was ordered in the department of Vyborg Karjerai and in 1990 it was brought to Nida and
was constructed on the Parnidis dune in 1995. 2 meters of ''the hand'' is hid under the
ground while 12 meters of it stretched into the sky. At the end of 1995  the obelisk was 
engraved with the symbols of calendar holidays as copied from the wooden runes calendars
of the 17th century which are kept in the national museum of Lithuania in Vilnius. Up to now
the site, which is intended to be the dial of the sundial-calendar, isn't put in order, According
to the project, the bigger part of this site should be flagged by granite flags making stages of
different height . There would be 16 stages - one for every month and with the zones of solstices
and even days. Having a fully constructed sundial, we will have a view of the calendar of the
whole fear in front of us, which will be concentrated on the top of the dune of the 30m diameter.
On even days and during solstices , at sunset, when looking from the obelisk, the sun will hide
behind little sculpture figures symbolizing this time of the year.

540 00Lt. are needed to finish the construction.
Willing to donate may address:
Municipality of Neringa
Taikos g. 2,
Chief architect R. Kriötapaviæius
tel.:(370-59)52288
or to remit money
142777 Lithuanian State Commercial Bank , Klaipéda department
bank code 260101550