Vilkaviškis
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| Vilkaviškis | |||
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| Ethnographic region | Suvalkija | ||
| County | Marijampolė County | ||
| Municipality | Vilkaviskis district municipality | ||
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| Capital of | Vilkaviškis district municipality Vilkaviškis city eldorate Šeimena rural eldorate |
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| Population | 13,102 in 2005 (29th) | ||
| First mentioned | 1561 | ||
| Granted city rights | 1660 | ||
Vilkaviškis (pronunciation (help·info) is a city in southwestern Lithuania, 25 km northeast from Marijampolė, on a bank of River Šeimena. The city got its name from the River Vilkauja a tributary to River Šeimena. Initially named Vilkaujiškis the name was later changed to an easier to pronounce form Vilkaviškis. Until 1940 the city had a large Jewish Community which was annihilated by the Nazis.
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