Vilkaviškis (Lithuania)
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Name (Hebrew)
וילקובישק (ליטא)
Name (Latin)
Vilkaviškis (Lithuania)
Other forms of name
Vilkavisk (Lithuania)
Vilkovishk (Lithuania)
Vilkovishki (Lithuania)
Volkovisk (Lithuania)
Volkovyshki (Lithuania)
Wiłkowyszki (Lithuania)
Wyłkowyszki (Lithuania)
Vilkaujiškis (Lithuania)
Wilkowischken (Lithuania)
Vilkavishkis (Lithuania)
וילקובישקי (ליטא)
ווילקאווישק (ליטא)
Coordinates
023.94291 023.612441 054.6692770 054.6333359 (gooearth )
Associated country
Lithuania
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- BGN gaz., USSR, 1975(Vilkaviškis, Lithuania, ppl, 54°39ʹN 23°02ʹE)
- Where once we walked, 2002(Vilkaviškis, Lith., 54°39ʹ/23°02; see from Vilkavisk, Vilkovishk, Vilkovishki, Volkovisk, Volkovyshki, Wiłkowyszki, Wyłkowyszki)
- Mūsų švyturiai, 1992:t.p. (Vilkaviškio Vyskupijos ...)
- BGN gaz., USSR, 1975(Vilkaviškis, Lithuania, ppl, 54⁰39ʹN 23⁰02ʹE)
- Taryb. Liet. encik., 1988(Vilkaviškis, town in SW Lithuania, 11,300 inhabitants in 1976)
- Where once we walked, 2002(Vilkaviškis, Lith., 54⁰39ʹ/23⁰02; see from Vilkavisk, Vilkovishk, Vilkovishki, Volkovisk, Volkovyshki, Wiłkowyszki, Wyłkowyszki)
Wikipedia description:
Vilkaviškis () is a city in southwestern Lithuania, the administrative center of the Vilkaviškis District Municipality. It is located 23 km (14 mi) northwest from Marijampolė, at the confluence of Šeimena and Vilkauja rivers. 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.
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