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Vilkyčiai

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Vilkyčiai

Total population

754

Coordinates55.52°, 21.40°

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Overview

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.

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History & geography

History

First mentioned in 1540. In 1969 the nearby Vilkyčiai oil field was discovered and in 1990 the production began. Vilkyčiai includes an archaeological site and an object of cultural heritage, Vilkyčiai cemetery, also known as Ruskalva.

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Geography

Latitude
55.5178
Longitude
21.3952
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
36,806
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    846
  • White-tailed Eagle
    Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    760
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    714
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    707
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    656
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    608
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    576
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    560

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.93
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,070

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
28
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API