Trakai is a city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometres west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania or just 7 kilometres 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 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.
Image: Traku pilis by Augustas Didzgalvis
Image: Trakai Galve 20
Image: Trakai, Lithuania panoramio
Image: Karaite kenesa in Trakai, Lithuania
Trakai District Municipality
Trakai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
Trakai Peninsula castle