Vilkyčiai
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Vilkyčiai | |
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Village | |
View of Vilkyčiai | |
Coordinates: 55°31′4.8″N 21°23′42″E / 55.518000°N 21.39500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Lithuania Minor |
County | ![]() |
Municipality | Šilutė district municipality |
Eldership | Saugos eldership |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 668 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
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.
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
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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
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