HERITAGE RECORD · 994

Curonian Spit

库尔斯沙嘴

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ5595 ↗

Area33021 ha

Administrative areaQ475207 · Q1749

Named afterQ11040339

WikipediaCuronian Spit ↗

Chinese Wikipedia庫爾斯沙嘴 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

The UNESCO dataset does not currently provide criteria for this property.

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