Curonian Spit is in Russia, in Kaliningrad Oblast. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Russia
City or region
Kaliningrad Oblast
Coordinates
55.2744 N, 20.9708 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
67
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Stutthof concentration camp
Nazi Germany
156.9
Museum of World War II in Gdańsk
Poland
179.8
Malbork Castle
Poland
185.6
Ninth Fort
Lithuania
188.0
Grūtas Park
Lithuania
243.8
The closest neighbor is Stutthof concentration camp, 156.9 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Istmo da Curlândia
English
Curonian Spit
Español
Istmo de Curlandia
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 55.2744 N, 20.9708 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Curonian Spit: 67 sitelinks; closest neighbor Stutthof concentration camp at 156.9 km