- Kurenkahn
The Kurenkahn is a traditional wooden type of flat bottom boat that was used in
Vistula lagoon andCuronian lagoon then inEast Prussia . The name comes from the Curonian people. Kurenkahns were 11-12 m long, with two main sails: the large and the small. Kurenkahns were used to catch fish by dragging a large net (Kurrennetz) in pairs. After the expulsion of Germans from East Prusia, Kurenkahns were used for some time for fishing, but were later abandoned.In 2001 a replica of Kurenkahn was rebuilt in part of formerMemel territory now inLithuania .External links
*de icon [http://nidden.gmxhome.de/nidden_kaehne.htm Kurenkähne und Wimpel]
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