Vilkyčiai

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
Village
View of Vilkyčiai
View of Vilkyčiai
Vilkyčiai is located in Lithuania
Vilkyčiai
Vilkyčiai
Location of Vilkyčiai
Coordinates: 55°31′4.8″N 21°23′42″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionLithuania Minor
County Klaipėda County
MunicipalityŠilutė district municipality
EldershipSaugos eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total668
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateDfb

History

First mentioned in 1540.

In 1969 the nearby Vilkyčiai oil field was discovered and in 1990 started the production.[1][2][3]

Archaeology

Vilkyčiai includes an archaeological site and an object of cultural heritage, Vilkyčiai cemetery, also known as Ruskalva.[4]

Demography

Historical population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1871363—    
1885331−0.66%
1910416+0.92%
1925407−0.15%
1959426+0.13%
1970470+0.90%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979510+0.91%
1989784+4.39%
2001901+1.17%
2011754−1.77%
2021668−1.20%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

Sports

Vilkyčiai Circuit motorsport venue operating nearby and regularly hosting national and international championships.[5]

References
  1. naftos pramonė
  2. "Minijos nafta" Vilkyčiuose gręžia naują gręžinį
  3. Lotus - APIE MUS - Istorija
  4. Vilkyčių kapinynas, vad. Ruskalva
  5. "Vilkyčių trasoje užfiksuotas naujas masiškumo rekordas". lrytas.lt. July 30, 2018.
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