by Curonian Lagoon which, while there is no bridge, it is still
accessible from the mainland by ferry only. The villages in Neringa
municipality are Nida, Preila, Pervalka and Juodkrantė. They are tourist
resorts and by then it was popular to grant more self-government to resorts.
The municipality is the only one in Lithuania which is not called after a town
or city. The name Neringa was created at Soviet time for the new city
municipality.
