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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 23.5913,Lat: 55.0537
Elevation	86 meter above sea level
Local time	23:08:38pm
Name province/region	Kaunas
Name Subregion	Kaunas
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vilkija

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vilkija	1.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Jaučakiai	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Valmantiškiai	3.3 km	West
4 Akuotai	3.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Mikytai	4.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	114 km	East
2 Rīga	Latvia	215 km	North
3 Minsk	Belarus	286 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 166 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nyoman main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Krivėnų tv. (0.6 km² at a distance of 9.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Latvian border with a straight distance of 50.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 71 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 118 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kaunas International Airport (at a distance of 33 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.9 km2

20.2%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.6%

Agriculture

51.4 km2

65.4%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vilkija in country Lithuania

Vilkija at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	81 km	East
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	117 km	East
3 Curonian Spit	Lithuania,Russian Federation	169 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Padauguvos miškas	LT	1.2 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Vilkija
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vilkija

Type of weather in Vilkija	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	04:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:04 Europe/Amsterdam