Vilkyčiai

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.

Sports

Vilkyčiai Circuit motorsport venue operating nearby and regularly hosting national and international championships.