Old Town
Old Town is a suburb in Trakų sen., Trakai, Vilnius County. Old Town is situated nearby to the village Varnikai, as well as near the locality Užpelkiai.Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Lithuania
- Also known as: “Trakų senamiestis”
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varnikai and Užutrakis.
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 Old Town.
Old Town
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Trakų sen., Trakai, Vilnius County, Dzūkija, Lithuania, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.64628° or 54° 38′ 47″ northLongitude
24.93507° or 24° 56′ 6″ eastOpen location code
9G66JWWP+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9217896601OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q12675252
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Old Town” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Стары горад”
- German: “Altstadt”
- Lithuanian: “Senamiestis”
- Lithuanian: “Trakų senamiestis”
- Polish: “Stare Miasto”
- Russian: “Старый город”
- Ukrainian: “Старе місто”
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Localities in the Area
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