Nida, Lithuania
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Nida is a Lithuanian town, located on the Curonian Spit.
First mentioned in 1429 and 1497, the settlement was originally 2 km south of today's position. Continuously attacked by sand drifts, it started moving to today's position in 1784.
In 1874 a lighthouse was built, later destroyed by the Nazis and rebuilt in 1945 and 1953 by the Soviets.
Thomas Mann used to live in Nida during the summers of 1930-1932. His summer cottage survived and is currently a cultural center of himself, with a small memorial exposition.
Today Nida is an administrative center of the city of Neringa with 1650 residents. The town is a popular holiday resort, counting about 50,000 tourists each summer, especially local and German.
Since 2000, there is a jazz festival going on every year. There are also interesting places to see, like Europe's biggest moving dunes, the sun clock, fisherman's ethnographical museum, gallery of amber, neogothical church (built in 1888), and many others.
Nida's beach participates in the Blue flag campaign.
External links
- Kursiu Nerijos nacionalinis parkas (http://www.nerija.lt/) - National park of the Curonian Spit
- Neringa (http://www.neringainfo.lt/) - Information about Neringa
- Blue Flag campaign (http://www.blueflag.org/)