Pervalka

Also known as Perwelk

Pervalka (Kursenieki: Pērvelka, ) is a small settlement located on the Curonian Spit in Klaipėda County, Lithuania. Administratively, it is part of the city of Neringa. It is located north from Preila and south of Juodkrantė on the shoreline of the Pervalka Bay. It is situated on the northern part of the Žirgai Cape and south of Pervalka Cape. The 2211 is a village access road which connects to the 167 road to Nida.

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Place details

Locality: Neringa
Region: Klaipėdos apskritis
Country: Lietuva
Population: 3,097

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Pervalka
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_flag: Symbols of Neringa (Pervalka).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.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1844
Settlement.population_footnotes: Unknown
Settlement.population_total: 4500
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: EET

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Pervalka
Image: Domo en Pervalka 2.jpg

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Commons category: Pervalka
P8168: Señorita
native label: Pervalka

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The village has surviving cottages from the 19th and 20th century, a free house, a marina, the D10 bicycle path from the village of Neringa (the path is 12 km to Nida). To the north of Pervalka stretches the Pilkosios sand dunes that can be accessed via a trail. Near the Arkliai cape in Pervalka there is a lighthouse, built in 1900. There is a dune 100 metres to the north of the village with an access road to the monument of Ludwig Rhesa (built in 1975 by sculptor and folk artist Eduardas Jonušas). In the south of the village, there is an old cemetery.