Curonian Lagoon Boats’ Weathervanes
The Curonian weathervane is a unique decoration of boats, created by fishermen of the Curonian Lagoon in Lithuania. The weather vanes have been used for identifications, as well as decoration and indication of the direction of wind. History In 1844 the Fishery Inspection of the Kingdom of Prussia – starting from the chief royal fishing inspector of the Curonian Lagoon Ernst Wilhelm Beerbohm (1786–1865) – regulated fishery by allowing sailing-boats to fish only in their assigned territories in order to fight poachers. Beerbohm, who lived in Muižė manor near the Ventė Cape, is considered to be the pioneer of weathervanes. Different weathervanes allowed for boats of different fishermen to be distinguished from a distance, and were thus painted in contrasting colors. Different geometric signs marked individual villages of Curonian Spit. Black and white weathervanes marked villages of the Curonian Spit, red and white weathervanes marked villages from the eastern coast o ...
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