Vilkyčiai is a village in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The village was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor.
Vilkyčiai | |
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Village | |
 View of Vilkyčiai | |
  Vilkyčiai Location of Vilkyčiai | |
| Coordinates: 55°31′4.8″N 21°23′42″E / 55.518000°N 21.39500°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Lithuania Minor |
| County |  Klaipėda County |
| Municipality | Šilutė district municipality |
| Eldership | Saugos eldership |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 668 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
History edit
First mentioned in 1540.
In 1969 the nearby Vilkyčiai oil field was discovered and in 1990 started the production.[1][2][3]
Archaeology edit
Vilkyčiai includes an archaeological site and an object of cultural heritage, Vilkyčiai cemetery, also known as Ruskalva.[4]
Demography edit
Historical population edit
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sports edit
Vilkyčiai Circuit motorsport venue operating nearby and regularly hosting national and international championships.[5]
References edit
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