Vilkija

Vilkija is a town in the Kaunas district municipality, . It is located 21 km north-west of Kaunas city municipality, right on the north side of the river Nemunas, the most important river in Lithuania.
  • Type: Town with 2,130 residents
  • Description: city in Aukštaitija, Lithuania
  • Also known as: “Vil’kiya”, “Vilki”, “Vilkijos”, “Wilkija”, and “Вильки”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Church of St. George, Vilkija and Jaučakių Piliakalnis.

Church

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilkija and Pavilkijys.

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Vilkija

Latitude
55.03973° or 55° 2′ 23″ north
Longitude
23.58299° or 23° 34′ 59″ east
Population
2,130
Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)
Open location code
9G752HQM+V5
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Vilkija” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فيلكيجا”
  • Asturian: “Vilkija”
  • Belarusian: “Вількі”
  • Belarusian: “Вількія”
  • Catalan: “Vilkija”
  • Cebuano: “Vilkija”
  • Chinese: “維爾基亞”
  • Chinese: “维尔基亚”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Vilkija”
  • Dutch: “Vilkija”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فيلكيجا”
  • Esperanto: “Vilkija”
  • Estonian: “Vilkija”
  • Finnish: “Vilkija”
  • French: “Vilkija”
  • German: “Vilkija”
  • Hebrew: “וילקי”
  • Italian: “Vilkija”
  • Japanese: “ヴィルキヤ”
  • Kazakh: “Вилькия”
  • Latvian: “Viļķija”
  • Lithuanian: “Vilkija”
  • Moksha: “Вилькия”
  • Nauru: “Vilkija”
  • Persian: “ویلکییا”
  • Piemontese: “Vilkija”
  • Polish: “Wilki”
  • Russian: “Вилькия”
  • Samogitian: “Vėlkėjė”
  • Swedish: “Vilkija”
  • Tatar: “Вилкия”
  • Ukrainian: “Вількія”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Vilkija”
  • Volapük: “Vilkija”
  • Yue Chinese: “維爾基亞”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mikytai and Lipikiškiai.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Šv. Jurgio bažnyčios apžvalgos aikštelė and Vilkijos slaugos ir palaikomojo gydymo ligoninė.

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