Kuršių Nerija National Park

The National Park Kuršių Neriah ( Lithuanian Kuršių Nerijos Nacionalinis parkas, KNNP ) is a national park in Lithuania. He was declared in 1991 after the independence of Lithuania to the National Park, having already since 1961 there has been a nature reserve here. The National Park occupies the entire Lithuanian part of the Curonian Spit, which occupies 36.9 % of the park area. Next to the park include the adjacent Baltic Sea ( 47.2 %) and parts of the Curonian Lagoon ( 15.9 %). The total area of the national park is 26 474 ha The office is located outside of the territory, in Klaipeda.

The Curonian Spit is also under protection as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Together with the Curonian Lagoon and the Nemunas River Delta, which is a protected area under the Ramsar Convention, the National Park is the largest contiguous Lithuanian Natura 2000 site.