Curonian Spit World Heritage Site

Official name

Curonian Spit | UNESCO

Country

Lithuania | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Klaipeda Region, Neringa and Klaipeda (Lithuania); Kaliningrad Region, Zelenogradsk District (Russian Federation)
55.2745° Lat, 20.9623° Lon | Map

Code

994

Time Zone

Europe/Vilnius (EET, +0200)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2000. Human habitation of this elongated sand dune peninsula, 98 km long and 0.4-4 km wide, dates back to prehistoric times. Throughout this period it has been threatened by the natural forces of wind and waves. Its survival to the present day has been made possible only as a result of ceaseless human efforts to combat the erosion of the Spit, dramatically illustrated by continuing stabilisation and reforestation projects.