Vilijampolė

Vilijampolė is a neighborhood in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, located on the right bank of the Neris River and the Nemunas River, near their confluence. Part of a larger Vilijampolė elderate consisting of Vilijampolė and Kaniūkai neighorhoods, and covers 1,720 hectares with population of 32,000 people.

Modern view of the district

Popular nickname Slabotkė is still used by some circles, the term itself derived from Polish-origin term Slobodka Wiliampolska. Term Wiliampolska was derived from Slavic name of the nearby Neris river - Wilia. Later this term transformed into Lithuanised word Vilijampolė. Historically, it was the home of the Slabodka yeshiva, Knesses Yisrael, and the main site of the Kaunas Ghetto.

The Lithuanian Veterinary Academy campus is located in the neighbourhood. Two bridges across the Neris connects Vilijampolė with the main part of the city. Petras Vileišis Bridge connects the district with the Old Town and Varniai Bridge with the neighbourhood of Žaliakalnis.