THE CURONIAN SPIT A LAND BETWEEN THE WATERS

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THE CURONIAN SPIT A LAND BETWEEN THE WATERS

• Lina Dikaite
• Klaipeda, 2009

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The main facts territory
Length 98km territory of LR 52km territory
of RF 46km The widest place 3,8km
(Bulvikis cape) The most narrow place
0,38km (RF, by Lesnoje) The highest point
67,2m (Vecekrugas or Senosios smukles
d.) Settlements LR 5 Smiltyne, Juodkrante,
Pervalka, Preila, Nida (Alksnynes steading) 2,6
th. residents RF 3 Morskoje (Pilkopa), Rybachy
(Rasyte), Lesnoje (Sharkuva) 1,5 th.
residents
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The main facts territory
The national park was founded in 1991.

• The area of the national Park 26464 ha.
• 9764 ha land surface
• 16700 ha waters
• Neringa municipality
• 8,98 th. of land surface.
• Klaipeda city municipality
• 0,794 th. ha of land surface.

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Functional zones 5 Conservation
strict nature reserves 1817 ha reserves
5683 ha Protection 63 ha Recreation
1937 ha Economic 37 ha Residential
224 ha
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Waters in the national park
The Curonian lagoon Total 1584 sq.km Lithuanian
part 415 sq.km Kuriu nerija national park part
42 sq.km The Baltic sea Kuriu nerija
national park part 125 sq.km (20th isobath)
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Water tourism in Kuriu nerija national park area

• Infrastructure 2 marinas (Smiltyne, Nida), 3
  harbors (Juodkrante, Preila, Pervalka), no petrol
  station for ships.
• More than 150 ships visits per year in Smiltyne
  and Nida marinas.
• No public water transport, no regular connection
  with Klaipeda and Nemunas delta.
• Water tourism service about 25 ships, from 10 to
  300 seats (tours to Nemunas delta, picnics,
  fishing tours (mainly in the sea - cod fishing),
  canoeing.
• 2 sailing schools (Smiltyne, Nida).
• Sailing, kite surfing and etc. clubs.
• Regattas Curonian lagoon regatta celebrated
  60th anniversary.

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Preconditions for the water tourism development
in the national park

• Historical traditions everyday life of local
  people is connected with water.

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Preconditions for the water tourism development
in the national park

• The Curonian Spit covers 50 percent of the
  Lithuanian coast line of the Baltic sea.

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Preconditions for the water tourism development
in the national park

• This area is one of the three main tourism
  destinations in Lithuania.

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Preconditions for the water tourism development
in the national park

• The number of private boats are increasing.

In Marina of Nida In 2000 registered 72 visits of
the ships In 2004 122 In 2008 367 In marina
of Smiltyne In 2005 registered 134 visits of the
ships In 2006 116 In 2007 107 In 2008 - 161
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Preconditions for the water tourism development
in the national park

• In the core planning document the planning
  scheme of Kursiu nerija national park - is fixed
  the priority for water tourism. There are such
  proposals for the infrastructure development
• extension of the Smiltyne marina
• Construction of marina in Juodkrante
• Reconstruction of small harbor in Pervalka
• Extention of harbor in Preila
• Construction of the wharf in Alksnyne.

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Preconditions for the water tourism development
in the national park

• New initiatives to reconstruct the old and to
  construct the new harbors (feasibility studies,
  planning documents).

Smiltyne marina
Juodkrante marina
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Restrictions

• The Curonian spit together with the part of the
  Baltic Sea and Curonian lagoon is the protected
  area where some restrictions for activities and
  infrastructure exist. For instance
• Forbidden to use water motorcycles in the part of
  the Curonian lagoon where is protected area
  founded. Impossible to use water motorcycles in
  the sea no special infrastructure for a
  launching (according demands of the low).
• - Limited constructions of infrastructure
  according the planning scheme of the national
  park and other legislation acts.
• - Forbidden to land in the strict reserve zones.

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Some factors that limits water tourism development

• Seasonality
• In summer time the tourism season starts in the
  end of May, but the main season is July August
• In winter time mild climate, not regular ice
  covering.
• Economical factors
• shot season,
• old ships base,
• requirements.
• Border crossing problems
• Legislation of the water
• tourism infrastructure.

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Positive attitude

• This kind of tourism is rather ecological and can
  help to solve such problems for our protected
  area as
• recreational overuse overcrowded areas with
  cars, traffic jams close to the ferry.
• pollution,
• to reduce harm for sensitive natural areas.
• At the same the development of water tourism can
  create opportunity for visitors to see more
  wanders of nature and to form assumption for
  active forms of recreation.

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Thank You!
Kursiu nerija nationa parkNagliu g.8, Neringa,
LT-93123LITHUANIAphone/fax 370 469
51224e-mail knnp_at_nerija.lt http//www.nerija.lt