Ka cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 1939 garin yana da mazauna 736. Nida ya zama kusan ba a zaune ba, kamar duk Kuronian Spit, sakamakon ci gaban Red Army da
Fitar da Gabashin Prussia a ƙarshen Yaƙin Duniya na II, da kuma fitar da mazaunan Jamus da suka tsira. An sake sanya garin zuwa Lithuania a karkashin canje-canjen kan iyaka da aka ayyana a taron Potsdam, kuma ya zama wani ɓangare na Lithuanian SSR a cikin Tarayyar Soviet; tun daga 1990 ya kasance wani ɓangare na Lithuania mai zaman kanta.