Preila
Sign in to savePreila (Kursenieki: Preiļi or Prēle, ) is a settlement in the Neringa Municipality, Lithuania. It is located on the Preila Bay (north of the and south of the Small ) of the Curonian Lagoon). Preila is situated about away from the Baltic Sea and north of Nida, which is a popular tourist destination. The village is surrounded by many dunes: Preila Hill (53 m), Vecekrugas Hill (67 m), and (59 m).
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Place details
- Locality
- Neringa
- Region
- Klaipėdos apskritis
- Country
- Lietuva
- Population
- 205
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Preila
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_flag
- Symbols of Neringa (Preila).svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Lithuania
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Lithuania
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Klaipėda County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Neringa Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Eldership
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Preila-Pervalka Eldership
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Lithuania
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Preila2009060906.JPG
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Article
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- Infrastructure
- History
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Preila (Kursenieki: Preiļi or Prēle, ) is a settlement in the Neringa Municipality, Lithuania. It is located on the Preila Bay (north of the and south of the Small ) of the Curonian Lagoon). Preila is situated about away from the Baltic Sea and north of Nida, which is a popular tourist destination. The village is surrounded by many dunes: Preila Hill (53 m), Vecekrugas Hill (67 m), and (59 m).
==Infrastructure== thumbnail|left|225px|Preila Wharf|Quay and fisherman's houses The settlement is part of the Preila-Pervalka parish centre. Preila is on located on the main road 167 which runs around the bay, serving as a connection between Nida and Klaipėda. Many of the homes are for rent for summer holidaymakers. Most of the houses are from the 19th century, to the end of the twentieth century. There is a library which was built in 1954, and a marina which has connections to the nearby Nida. In the southern part of the settlement there is a folk cemetery. The Preila Neringa bike trail goes through the village connecting Nida and Juodkrantė.