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City in Dzūkija, Lithuania
Trakai
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Clockwise from top to bottom: Trakai Island Castle, Trakai Peninsula Castle, Tatar Houses, Trakai Kenesa, Lake Galvė.
Trakai (Trakaiⓘ; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometres (17 miles) west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania or just 7 kilometres (4 miles) from the administrative limits of the Lithuanian capital city. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. Trakai is the administrative centre of Trakai district municipality. The city is inhabited by 5,357[1] people, according to 2007 estimates. A notable feature of Trakai is that the city was built and preserved by people of different nationalities. Historically, communities of Karaims, Tatars, Lithuanians, Russians, Jews and Poles lived here.
Historically, the Trakai Island Castle, which construction was finished by Grand Duke Vytautas, served as a residence of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.[2]
Trakai (Trakai; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometres (17 miles) west of...
Trakai Island Castle (Lithuanian: Trakų salos pilis; Polish: Zamek w Trokach) is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake Galvė...
Trakai Castle might refer to three separate castles in Lithuania: Trakai Island Castle, located on an island in Lake Galvė Trakai Peninsula Castle, located...
Senieji Trakai (literally: Old Trakai, Polish: Stare Troki) is a historic Lithuanian village located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Trakai. According to...
in Vilnius. Until 21 February 2019, the club was based in Trakai and was known as FK Trakai. Between 2014 and 2023, it played in the top level of Lithuanian...
Trakai Kenesa is the kenesa (synagogue) of the Qaraite Jewish community in Trakai, Lithuania, and a rare example of one of the surviving kenesas of the...
“Trakai triathlon” is the biggest triathlon event in Lithuania taking place near Galvės lake, in Trakai. Olympic (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10...
Senieji Trakai Castle was a castle in Senieji Trakai (literally: Old Trakai), Lithuania. The first enclosure-type brick castle was built by Grand Duke...
Duchy of Trakai was a subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 14th and early 15th centuries. The Duke of Trakai was an important position...
important Teutonic castles, and regained all Kęstutis' lands, except for Trakai. In 1385, Jogaila concluded the Union of Krewo with Poland, under which...
Matthias of Trakai or of Vilnius (Lithuanian: Motiejus Trakiškis; Latin: Matthias Vilnensis; ca. 1370 – 9 May 1453 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic...
The Karaim language (Crimean dialect: къарай тили, qaray tili, לשון קדר; Trakai dialect: karaj tili), also known by its Hebrew name Lashon Kedar (Hebrew:...
Trakai Historical National Park is a national park in Lithuania. It was designated in 1992 to embrace the historic city of Trakai, some 25 kilometers...
ethnicity. Trakai District Municipality is divided into 8 elderships: The Trakai district became significant early in its history due to the Old Trakai Castle...
Trakai Peninsula Castle is one of the castles in Trakai, Lithuania. It is located on a peninsula between southern Lake Galvė and Lake Luka. Built around...
of God of Trakai is a Roman Catholic icon, located in the main altarpiece of the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Trakai, Lithuania...
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Troki, Karaite scholar and polemical writer (b. Trakai, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, c. 1533; d. Trakai, c. 1594 (or eight years earlier for both dates,...
brought the first Crimean Tatar prisoners of war to Trakai and various places in the Duchy of Trakai, including localities near Vokė river just south of...
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