Vilkaviškis
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Vilkaviškis (pronunciationⓘ, German: Wilkowischken) is a city in southwestern Lithuania, the administrative center of the Vilkaviškis District Municipality. It is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest from Marijampolė, at the confluence of Šeimena [lt] and Vilkauja [lt] rivers.
Vilkaviškis | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 54°39′0″N 23°02′0″E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Suvalkija |
County | Marijampolė County |
Municipality | Vilkaviškis district municipality |
Eldership | Vilkaviškis city eldership |
Capital of | Vilkaviškis district municipality Vilkaviškis city eldership Šeimena eldership |
First mentioned | 1561 |
Granted city rights | 1660 |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 10,241 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | http://www.vilkaviskis.lt/ |
The city got its name from the Vilkauja River. Initially named Vilkaujiškis the name was later changed to an easier-to-pronounce form, Vilkaviškis.
Until 1941 the city had a large Jewish community, which was killed by the German military and their local collaborators.
This is the city from which the 2016 cost-of-living Cauliflower Revolution originated.
It is the capital of Vilkaviškis District Municipality, Vilkaviškis city eldership and Šeimena eldership.