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The Undinė Klaipeda

The Undinė Klaipeda mermaid statue was unveiled on January 15th 2015 as a gift to the city of Klaipeda from the Lithuanian Maritime Academy.  It is located right on the edge of the Akmena-Danė River as it flows through the city and under a bridge.  map

Undine of Klaipėda
Undine of Klaipėda in Lithuania. Photo © by Jekaterina Deviatkova.

The 140 Kg bronze sculpture was created by Klaudijus Pūdymas.  The mermaid wears a snake bracelet on her right wrist, and it is said that rubbing it may make wishes come true, based on  a centuries-old legend about a mermaid attempting to save a young sailor from disaster at sea.

Plaque at Klaipėda by mermaid statue. Photo © by Jekaterina Deviatkova.
Undine of Klaipėda in Lithuania.  Photo © by Jekaterina Deviatkova.
Undine of Klaipėda in Lithuania.  Photo © by Jekaterina Deviatkova.
Undine of Klaipėda in Lithuania.  Photo © by Jekaterina Deviatkova.
Undine of Klaipėda in Lithuania.  Photo © by Jekaterina Deviatkova.

References:
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97da  
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%ABrat%C4%97_and_Kastytis  
● http://www.krastogidas.lt/en/objects/117-sculpture-undinele-the-little-mermaid
● The Mermaids of Earth coffee-table book: See page 74 in the book about this sculpture.

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