Didžioji Dune

Didžioji Dune is a peak in Lithuania and has an elevation of 50 metres. Didžioji Dune is situated nearby to the locality The Death Valley, as well as near Мыс Восточный.

Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 50 metres
Description: dune on Curonian Spit, Lithuania
Also known as: “Didžioji Duna”, “Didžioji Hill”, and “Didžioji kopa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parnidis dune and Nida Lighthouse.

Parnidis dune

Peak

Photo: RaDonas, GFDL.

The Parnidis Dune is a drifting coastal sand dune on the Curonian Spit, southeast of Nida, Lithuania, near the Lithuania-Russia border of the spit. It is almost entirely bare and reaches a height of 52 metres above sea level.

Nida Lighthouse

Photo: Juozas Šalna, CC BY 2.0.

Nida Lighthouse is located in Nida, on the Curonian Spit in between the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea.

The Hill of Urbas

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hill of Urbas is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nida and Neringa.

Nida

Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nida is a resort town in Lithuania Minor on the Curonian Spit, a remarkable 99 km peninsula of sandhills. Nida has about 1500 permanent residents and the larger Neringa County, which Nida is a part of, had 3,530 residents in 2020.

Neringa

Town

Photo: Raido, CC BY 2.0.

Neringa or Neringa Municipality is a municipality of Klaipėda County in westernmost Lithuania, comprising several villages in the Curonian Spit. In terms of population, it is the second smallest municipality of the country. Nida is the seat of government and largest settlement in Neringa Municipality.