Trakai

Trakai

LT
Population4,933
Trakai is a city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometres west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania or just 7 kilometres 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 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. Trakai was the medieval capital city of Lithuania.

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Trakų salos pilis

Trakų salos pilis

Trakai Island Castle (Lithuanian: Trakų salos pilis) is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake …

Trakų kenesa

Trakų kenesa

The Trakai Kenesa is a former Qaraite Jewish congregation and synagogue, or kenesa, located at 30 Karaimų Street, in Trakai, …

Trakų Švč. Dievo Motinos Gimimo cerkvė

Trakų Švč. Dievo Motinos Gimimo cerkvė

Užutrakio Tiškevičių dvaro sodyba

Užutrakio Tiškevičių dvaro sodyba

Užutrakis Manor (Lithuanian: Užutrakio dvaras, Polish: pałac Tyszkiewiczów w Zatroczu) is a late 19th-century residential manor of the Tyszkiewicz (Tiškevičius) …

Trakų Švč. Mergelės Marijos Apsilankymo bazilika

Trakų Švč. Mergelės Marijos Apsilankymo bazilika

St. Mary Church in Trakai, Lithuania, is a Roman Catholic church. It was founded by Vytautas the Great in 1409 …

Varnių (Varnikių) piliakalnis

Varnių (Varnikių) piliakalnis

Bražuolės piliakalnis

Bražuolės piliakalnis

Trakų pusiasalio pilis

Trakų pusiasalio pilis

Trakai Peninsula Castle is one of the castles in Trakai, Lithuania. It is located on a peninsula between southern Lake …

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