2. • Trakai is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania.
It lies 28 km west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular
tourist destination. Trakai is the administrative centre of
Trakai district municipality. The town covers 11.52 km2 of
area and, according to 2007 estimates, is inhabited by
5,357[1] people.
• A notable feature of Trakai is that the town was built
and preserved by people of different nationalities.
Historically, communities of Karaims, Tatars, Lithuanians,
Russians,
• Jews and Poles lived here.
click