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[[Image:Vilijampole 2007-06-08.jpg|thumb|Modern view of the district]]
'''Vilijampolė''' is an [[Elderships of Lithuania|elderate]] in the city of [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]], located on the right bank of the [[Neris]] River and the [[Neman River|Nemunas River]], near their confluence. The elderate covers 1,720 [[hectare]]s and houses about 32,000 people.
It was the home of the Slabodka [[yeshiva]], [[Yeshivas Knesses Yisrael (Slabodka)|Knesses YeshivaYisrael]], and the main site of the [[Kaunas Ghetto]]. The district is still popularly known as ''Slabodkė'' in Lithuania. 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 [[Centras (Kaunas)|Old Town]] and [[Varniai Bridge]] with the neighbourhood of [[Žaliakalnis]].
 
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