Trakai Castle Mound
Trakai Castle Mound is an archaeological site in Trakai, Vilnius County. Trakai Castle Mound is situated nearby to the suburb Old Town, as well as near the village Varnikai.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trakai Peninsula Castle and Karaim House of Worship - Knesset.
Trakai Peninsula Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Karaim House of Worship - Knesset
Synagogue
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Trakai Kenesa is a former Karaite Jewish congregation and synagogue, or kenesa, located at 30 Karaimų Street, in Trakai, in the Vilnius County of Lithuania.
Trakai Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
Photo: Juliux, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Trakai, Lithuania, is a Roman Catholic church. It was founded by Vytautas the Great in 1409 and constructed in the gothic style.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Varnikai.
Varnikai
Village
Photo: Anaiptol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Varnikai is a small village located in the Trakai District Municipality in Lithuania. The population is 75 inhabitants according to the 2011 census.
Užutrakis
Village
Photo: Karmen media, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Užutrakis is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Trakai Castle Mound.
Trakai Castle Mound
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Pilies kalnas, Aukų kalnas” and “Traku Piliakalnis”
- Categories: hillfort, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Trakai, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.64667° or 54° 38′ 48″ northLongitude
24.93789° or 24° 56′ 16″ eastElevation
157 metres (515 feet)Open location code
9G66JWWQ+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1690136184OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11300545Wikidata ID
Q16474276
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Trakai Castle Mound” goes by many names.
- German: “Burghügel”
- Lithuanian: “Trakų piliakalnis”
- Lithuanian: “Trakų Piliakalnis”
- Polish: “Grodzisko w Trokach”
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Notable Places Nearby
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