Vilkaviškis
Vilkaviškis (ⓘ, 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 and Vilkauja rivers.
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Vilkaviškis Location of Vilkaviškis | |
| 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.
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