Editing Trakai (section)

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| name                     = Trakai
| nickname                 =
| settlement_type          = City
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 |image1 = Traku pilis by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
 | caption1 = [[Trakai Island Castle]]
 |image2 = Trakai, Lithuania - panoramio.jpg
 | caption2 = [[Trakai Peninsula Castle]]
 |image3 = Trakai Galve 20.jpg
 | caption3 = [[Lake Galvė]]
 |image4 = Trakai church full.jpg
 | caption4 = [[Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Trakai|Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
 |image5 = Karaite kenesa in Trakai, Lithuania.jpg
 | caption5 = [[Trakai Kenesa]]
 |image6 = Typical wooden houses in Trakai (8602874351).jpg
 | caption6 = Traditional wooden [[Lipka Tatars|Tatar]] houses with three first-floor windows<ref>{{cite web |title=Karaimų namo langų skaičius rodė šeimininko turtą |url=https://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/laisvalaikis-ir-kultura/namai/karaimu-namo-langu-skaicius-rode-seimininko-turta-721896 |website=Kauno.diena.lt |access-date=8 March 2025 |language=lt}}</ref>
 |image7 = Trakai, Lithuania (12663422463).jpg
 | caption7 = Traditional restaurant of [[Kibinai]]
}}
| pushpin_map              = Lithuania
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| pushpin_map_caption      = Location of Trakai
| image_shield             = Trakai (Lithuania) CoA.svg
| image_flag               = Trakai vėliava.svg
| coordinates              = {{coord|54|38|0|N|24|56|0|E|region:LT|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = {{LTU}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[Regions of Lithuania|Ethnographic region]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Dzūkija]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[Counties of Lithuania|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[File:Vilnius County flag.svg|20px]] [[Vilnius County]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of municipalities of Lithuania|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Trakai district municipality]]
| subdivision_type4        = [[Elderships of Lithuania|Eldership]]
| subdivision_name4        = Trakai eldership
| subdivision_type6        = [[Capital (political)|Capital of]]
| subdivision_name6        = [[Trakai district municipality]]<br />Trakai eldership
| established_date         = 1337
| established_title        = First mentioned
| established_date2        = 1409
| established_title2       = Granted [[Magdeburg rights|town rights]]
| area_total_km2           = 11.5
| population_total         = 5426
| population_as_of         = 2021
| population_footnotes     =
| timezone                 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset               = +2
| timezone_DST             = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST           = +3
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'''Trakai''' ({{Audio|Trakai.ogg|Trakai}}; see [[Trakai#Names and etymology|names section]] for alternative and historic names) is a city and lake resort in [[Lithuania]]. It lies {{convert|28|km|0|abbr=off}} west of [[Vilnius]], the capital of Lithuania or just {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=off}} 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<ref name=stat>[http://db1.stat.gov.lt/statbank/default.asp?w=1280 © Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707120909/http://db1.stat.gov.lt/statbank/default.asp?w=1280 |date=7 July 2012}} M3010210: Population at the beginning of the year.</ref> 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 [[Crimean Karaites|Karaims]], [[Lipka Tatars|Tatars]], [[Lithuanians]], [[Russians]], [[Jews]] and [[Polish people|Poles]] lived here. Trakai was the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] capital city of Lithuania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trakai—The Old Capital of Lithuania |url=https://visitworldheritage.com/en/eu/trakai%E2%80%94the-old-capital-of-lithuania/6826ddf9-a346-479d-bd4b-1c739cacc189 |website=World Heritage Journeys of Europe}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lithuania's historic capital Trakai celebrates 700th anniversary |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1775469/lithuania-s-historic-capital-trakai-celebrates-700th-anniversary |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

Historically, the [[Trakai Island Castle]], whose construction was finished by Grand Duke [[Vytautas]], served as a residence of the [[List of Lithuanian monarchs|Grand Dukes of Lithuania]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trakų pilys |url=https://www.archyvai.lt/exhibitions/pilys/trakai.htm |website=Lietuvos vyriausiojo archyvaro tarnyba |access-date=3 November 2023 |language=lt}}</ref>