Trakai District Municipality
Trakai is a city in the Dzūkija region of Lithuania, 28 km west of the capital Vilnius. It's on the shores of Lake Galvė and its star attraction is the Island Castle - this and the Peninsula Castle are from the 14th century, when the capital moved here and was fortified against attack.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trakai Peninsula Castle and Trakai Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Trakai Peninsula Castle
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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 1350–1377 by Kęstutis, Duke of Trakai, it was an important defensive structure protecting Trakai and Vilnius, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, against attacks of the Teutonic Knights.
Trakai Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
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St. Mary Church in Trakai, Lithuania, is a Roman Catholic church. It was founded by Vytautas the Great in 1409 and constructed in gothic style. Later it was significantly altered during the Baroque period, and its current appearance is mostly defined by these alterations.
Trakai train station
Railway station
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Trakai train station is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Senieji Trakai and Žaizdriai.
Senieji Trakai
Village
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Senieji Trakai is a historic Lithuanian village located 3 kilometres east of Trakai. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, it has 1,396 inhabitants – Lithuanians, Poles and Russians. Senieji Trakai is situated 4 km southeast of Trakai District Municipality.
Trakai District Municipality
- Also known as: “79” and “Trakai”
- Location: Vilnius County, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.6333° or 54° 38′ northLongitude
24.9333° or 24° 56′ eastPopulation
33,600Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)Open location code
9G66JWMM+88GeoNames ID
864523
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Trakai District Municipality” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Տրակայ”
- Azerbaijani: “Trakay”
- Belarusian: “Горад Тракай”
- Bulgarian: “Тракай”
- Chinese: “特拉凱”
- Georgian: “ტრაკაი”
- Hebrew: “טרקאי”
- Japanese: “トラカイ”
- Korean: “트라카이”
- Latvian: “Traķi”
- Persian: “تراکای”
- Polish: “Troki”
- Russian: “Тракай”
- Samogitian: “Trakā”
- Serbian: “Тракај”
- Tatar: “Trakay”
- Ukrainian: “Тракай”
- Urdu: “تراکئی”
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