PREILA. This is the third largest settlement of the Curonian Spit located 9 km north of Nida. It is 39 km from Preila to Klaipeda.

Preila was established by the former inhabitants of the buried Naujieji Nagliai settlement in 1836-1843.

In 1849 there were 84 inhabitants of Preila and in 1919—238. The majority of the inhabitants were fishers.

Relics from the Stone Age have been found around Preila.

Preila belongs to Neringa City since 1961

Rokas Pukinskas