Vilkaviškis is a town located in southern Lithuania, near the border with Poland. The town has a population of around 12,000 people and is known for its beautiful churches, historical buildings, and natural surroundings. The town has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 17.5 degrees Celsius, and the average temperature in January is -5 degrees Celsius. The town was first mentioned in historical records in 1420, and it was granted town rights in 1660. Vilkaviškis was a major center of Jewish culture in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and it was home to a large number of synagogues and yeshivas. The town was also a center of the Lithuanian national movement in the 19th century, and it was the birthplace of several prominent Lithuanian writers and poets.
Geographic Data for Vilkaviškis, , Lithuania
| Latitude | 54° 39.100' |
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| Longitude | 23° 1.933' |
| Timezone | Europe/Vilnius |
Numerology for Vilkaviškis, , Lithuania
Chaldean Name Number : 29 => 2
Pythagorean Name Number : 9
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Famous Persons from Vilkaviškis, , Lithuania
- Edvinas Vaškelis - Born on June 20, 1996 - Volleyball player
- Aistė Diržiūtė - Born on October 18, 1991 - Film actor, and Actor
- Mindaugas Grigalevičius - Born on December 3, 1981 - Association football player
- Aleksandras Brokas - Born on July 26, 1980 - Film producer, Film director, and Documentary filmmaker
- Daina Opolskaite - Born on July 18, 1979 - Teacher, and Writer
- Dainius Radzevičius - Born on October 25, 1976 - Journalist
- Marius Zibolis - Born on October 14, 1974 - Goalball player (died: January 18, 2023)
- Rita Varniene - Born on May 9, 1973 - Chess player
- Algirdas Neiberka - Born on June 5, 1972 - Engineer
- Naglis Ciplijauskas - Born on November 22, 1970 - Sport cyclist
- Linas Slušnys - Born on March 17, 1968 - Politician
- Eimundas Savickas - Born on March 26, 1957 - Politician
- Valentina Čeplevičiūtė - Born on August 17, 1954 - Journalist
- Juozas Storpirštis - Born on May 28, 1947 - Basketball coach, and Basketball player
- Halyna Shurepova - Born on May 5, 1939 - Diver, and Military personnel - Master of Sport (died: May 15, 2017)
- Algimantas Bražinskas - Born on November 12, 1937 - Film score composer, and Composer - Order of Vytautas the Great (died: January 29, 2020)
- Stanislovas Kroc - Born on October 2, 1935 - Association football player - Master of Sports of the USSR (1957) (died: May 19, 1990)
- Zenonas Kamaitis - Born on June 16, 1933 - Construction engineer, Educator, and Habilitated doctor of technology sciences
- Aharon April - Born on June 15, 1932 - Sculptor, and Painter (died: February 14, 2020)
- Vitalis Morkūnas - Born on November 1, 1929 - Historian (died: January 1, 2014)
- Balys Gajauskas - Born on February 24, 1926 - Politician (died: September 28, 2017)
- Vladas Karatajus - Born on November 13, 1925 - Academic (died: April 19, 2014)
- Zita Žemaitytė - Born on July 26, 1923 - Art critic, Art historian, and Art theorist - Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts (died: May 18, 2009)
- Isaac Barzilay - Born on March 15, 1915 - University teacher (died: April 15, 2006)
- Viktoras Tarcizijus Garbukas - Born on October 6, 1906 - Priest, Franciscan, and Missionary (died: January 1, 1992)
- Aleksandr Klein - Born on June 16, 1904 - Ballet dancer - Merited Artist of the RSFSR (died: March 2, 1971)
- Sonia Gaskell - Born on April 14, 1904 - Choreographer, Dance teacher, and Ballet dancer (died: July 9, 1974)
- Jacques Mering - Born on January 3, 1904 - Crystallographer, Mineralogist, and Engineer (died: March 29, 1973)
- Jack Soble - Born on March 15, 1903 - Spy (died: January 1, 1967)