Vilkyčiai

Vilkyčiai
Village
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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 the production began.

Archaeology

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

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.