Žūkai
Žūkai is a village in Senųjų Trakų sen., Trakai, Vilnius County and has about 19 residents. Žūkai is situated nearby to the village Babriškės, as well as near Miškiniai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 19 residents
- Description: village in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Zukai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trakai train station and Trakai Peninsula Castle.
Trakai train station
Railway station
Photo: Petrsv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trakai train station is a railway station.
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 Peninsula Castle is situated 4 km north of Žūkai.
Senieji Trakai Castle
Photo: Hugo.arg, Public domain.
Senieji Trakai Castle was a castle in Senieji Trakai, Lithuania. The first enclosure-type brick castle was built by Grand Duke Gediminas, who transferred the capital of Lithuania from Kernavė to Trakai before 1321. Senieji Trakai Castle is situated 3 km east of Žūkai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Babriškės and Žukiškės.
Žūkai
- Category: locality
- Location: Senųjų Trakų sen., Trakai, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
54.61076° or 54° 36′ 39″ northLongitude
24.9379° or 24° 56′ 16″ eastPopulation
19Elevation
161 metres (528 feet)Open location code
9G66JW6Q+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 2619638481OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11300673Wikidata ID
Q13194458
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Samogitian—“Žūkai” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Žūkai”
- Lithuanian: “Žūkai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Žūkai”
- Polish: “Żuki”
- Samogitian: “Žokā”
- “Žokā”
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