Editing Trakai (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Trakai Castle tourists.jpg|thumb|290px|left|[[Trakai Island Castle]]]]
There are 200 [[lake]]s in the region, the deepest being [[Lake Galvė|Galvė]] with its 21 [[island]]s. Galvė covers an area of 3.88&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, Vilkokšnis lake – 3.37&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, the lake of Skaistis – 2.96&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. There are [[Trakai Historical National Park]] and [[Aukštadvaris]] Regional Park founded in the territory of the region.

Trakai Historical National Park was founded on 23 April 1991 to preserve Trakai as a centre of Lithuanian statehood as well as the park's authentic nature. The park covers 82&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, 34&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of which are covered by forests, and 130&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of which are covered by lakes.

Aukštadvaris Regional Park was founded in 1992 to preserve the valuable landscapes in the upper reaches of [[Verknė]] and [[Strėva]]. The area of the park is 153.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, most of which is covered by forests. There are 72 lakes here, the biggest of which is Vilkokšnis.

Trakai is a city built on water. The city is surrounded by the lakes of Luka (Bernardinai), Totoriškės, Galvė, Akmena, Gilušis. There are a number of architectural, cultural and historical monuments in Trakai. The history museum in the castle was established in 1962. Festivals and concerts take place in the [[island castle]] in summer.