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
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.
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.
