Lithuania–Russia border


English Wikipedia - The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Lithuania–Russia border
The Lithuania–Russia border is an international border between the Kaliningrad Oblast, exclave of the Russian Federation, and Lithuania. The 227 km long border passes (from west to south-east clockwise) through the Curonian Spit and Curonian Lagoon, and then follows along the Neman RiverŠešupeŠirvintaLieponaLake Vištytis. There is a tripoint between Lithuania, Russia and Poland with a stone monument at . Most of the border follows rivers or lakes. On land, border stations are equipped with engineering and technical facilities (wired fences and the exclusion zone). Most other land areas have no fence, but some places near roads or villages have fences (e.g. at with Street View coverage). Crossing the border into Lithuania requires a Schengen visa, and into Russia requires a Russian visa.

See more at Wikipedia.org...


© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License