Vilkyčiai

Vilkyčiai
Village
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Vilkyčiai Location of Vilkyčiai
Coordinates: 55°31′4.8″N 21°23′42″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

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

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1871 363 —     1885 331 −0.66% 1910 416 +0.92% 1925 407 −0.15% 1959 426 +0.13% 1970 470 +0.90%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1979 510 +0.91% 1989 784 +4.39% 2001 901 +1.17% 2011 754 −1.77% 2021 668 −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.