 It's right on the north side of the river Nemunas, the most important river in Lithuania.The name of Vilkija originated when people living on the opposite side of Nemunas heard the packs of wolves howling in the surroundings of 
the place where contemporary Vilkija is situated.From then on, this land is called Vilkija and this name may have been derived from words "vilkų gauja" meaning "a pack of wolves".