Trakai

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Trakai
City
Clockwise from top to bottom: Trakai Island Castle, Trakai Peninsula Castle, Tatar Houses, Trakai Kenesa, Lake Galvė.
Coat of arms
Trakai Location of Trakai
Coordinates: 54°38′0″N 24°56′0″E / 54.63333°N 24.93333°E / 54.63333; 24.93333
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija
County	Vilnius County
Municipality	Trakai district municipality
Eldership	Trakai eldership
Capital of	Trakai district municipality Trakai eldership
First mentioned	1337
Granted town rights	1409
Area
• Total	11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,426
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Trakai (Trakai^ⓘ; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometres (17 miles) west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania or just 7 kilometres (4 miles) 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^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Historically, the Trakai Island Castle, whose construction was finished by Grand Duke Vytautas, served as a residence of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.^[4]