Ventė Cape ( Lithuanian : Ventės ragas , German : Windenburger Eck ), sometimes referred to as Ventė Horn or Ventė Peninsula , is a peninsula in the Nemunas Delta , in Šilutė district , Lithuania . It is known as a resting place for birds during their migration , particularly in autumn. Ventė Cape Ornithological Station – one of the first bird ringing stations in Europe still in operation – was opened here by Tadas Ivanauskas in 1929.
11-566: Cape Ventė was formed 4,500-5,000 years ago when the Curonian Lagoon flooded a ridge of coastal moraine formations during the last stage of the Baltic Sea glaciation . In the 1980s and 1990s, the tip of Cape Vente was reinforced, the banks were raised and paved with stones. A 250 meters long breakwater has been built, which also acts as an icebreaker at the end of winter, breaking up large blocks of ice. This process helped to halt
22-522: Is a freshwater lagoon separated from the Baltic Sea by the Curonian Spit . Its surface area is 1,619 square kilometers (625 sq mi). The Neman River ( Lithuanian : Nemunas ) supplies about 90% of its inflows; its watershed consists of about 100,450 square kilometres in Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast . In the 13th century , the area around the lagoon was part of
33-473: The Kursenieki lived in the surrounding area. The Lagoon, formed about 7,000 years BCE , is a freshwater lagoon . Water depths average 3.8 metres (12 ft). It is highly biodiverse , although troubled by water pollution . The presence of algal blooms was confirmed in the 2000s. Rusn%C4%97 Rusnė ( German : Ruß ) is a border town in Šilutė district , Lithuania , located on
44-574: The Rusnė Island in the Nemunas Delta , 9 km south-west from Šilutė . Rusnė was first mentioned in historical sources in the 14th century. In 1419 the first church was built in Rusnė, and in 1553 a Lithuanian parish school was established. In 1863 the Rusnė synagogue opened. In 1946 Rusnė received municipal rights, and in 1967 the whole Island of Rusnė was given this status. Some parts of
55-633: The White and Baltic Seas) passes through Cape Ventė. The Cape, being in the former Memel Territory , was part of Germany until 1919. The Teutonic Knights erected a castle here, called Windenburg, but it no longer exists. 55°21′N 21°12′E / 55.350°N 21.200°E / 55.350; 21.200 This Lithuanian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Curonian Lagoon The Curonian Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf; Prussian : Kursjanmari , Lithuanian : Kuršių marios , Russian : Куршский залив )
66-709: The ancestral lands of the Curonians and Old Prussians . Later it bordered the historical region of Lithuania Minor . At the northern end of the Spit, the Klaipėda Strait connects the lagoon to the Baltic Sea , and the place was chosen by the Teutonic Knights in 1252 to found Memelburg Castle and the city of Klaipėda . In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon incorporated the region to the Kingdom of Poland upon
77-606: The deterioration of the Cape Ventė Peninsula. Cape Ventė has a red brick lighthouse standing at 11 m high, built in 1863, with a observation deck on top. The Ventė Cape Lighthouse is one of the few lighthouses in Lithuania where visitors are permitted to climb up to the observation deck. The main bird migration route in Lithuania (part of one of the most important bird migration routes in Northern Europe across
88-596: The north passed to Lithuania (occupied by Germany in 1939–45), whereas the remainder fell to the Soviet Union following World War II . As the new interwar border, the river that flows into the Curonian Lagoon near Rusnė was chosen. The river's lower 120 km in Germany were called die Memel by Germans, while the upper part located in Lithuania was known as Nemunas River . The border also separated
99-626: The peninsula near the small holiday resort of Nida, Lithuania . From 1939 to 1945, the Lithuanian part was occupied by Germany, and the southern part of the Spit and the Lagoon remained in Germany until 1945. This border is now the border between Lithuania and Russia, as after World War II, the southern end of the Spit and the German area south of the river became part an exclave of Russia called Kaliningrad Oblast . The nearly extinct ethnic group
110-675: The request of the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation . Following the peace treaty of 1466 , the lagoon became a part of Poland as a fief held by the Teutonic Knights, and thus located within the Polish–Lithuanian union , later elevated to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . From the 18th century, it formed part of the Kingdom of Prussia , and from 1871 also Germany . After 1923, the Klaipėda Region in
121-571: The town of Rusnė near Lake Dumblė are located below the sea level and are the lowest in Lithuania. Rusnė is on the Russian border, which is marked by the Skirvytė river. Rusnė town and Rusnė island is very popular place for angling , as Nemunas delta is rich in various kinds of fish, and tourism infrastructure is built up in recent years. It is also a popular place for birdwatching . This Klaipėda County , Lithuania location article
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