Vilkyčiai

Vilkyčiai

Vilkyčiai

Village in Lithuania Minor, Lithuania

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.

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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

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Sports

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

References

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