Editing Trakai (section)

===Beginnings===
The first settlements in this area appeared as early as the first millennium A.D. The city, as well as its surroundings, started developing in the 13th century in the place of [[Senieji Trakai]] (Old Trakai). According to a legend after a successful hunting party, Grand Duke [[Gediminas]] discovered a beautiful lake-surrounded place not far from [[Kernavė]], then capital of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], and decided to build a castle in the location. This was how the [[Old Trakai Castle]] was built in Senieji Trakai. The name of Trakai was first mentioned in [[Teutonic Knights|Teutonic Knights']] chronicles in 1337. This year is considered to be the official date of city's foundation. When Grand Duke Gediminas finally settled in [[Vilnius]], Senieji Trakai was inherited by his son [[Kęstutis]]. The [[Duchy of Trakai]] developed and the city entered its best decades.