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	LITHUANIAN NATIONAL PARKS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Trakai National Park was designated in 1992 to embrace the historic city of Trakai, some 25 kilometers outside Vilnius, and the forests, lakes and villages in its environs.
		It was to the castle of Senieji Trakai that, according to old chronicles, the capital of Lithuania was transferred in the 14th century by the Grand Duke Gediminas.
		Trakai is a small town, its main attraction being the old part, notable for the wooden houses built by the Karaites, a tribe of Turkic people who were brought to Lithuania by Grand Duke Vytautas from the Crimea and who served as his bodyguards.
	www.tourism.lt /nature/parks/trakainp.html (412 words)

	Trakai info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Trakai is a town situated between three lakes, 28 kilometres to the west of Vilnius.
		Trakai was mentioned as one of the crucial political and defensive centres of the state.
		Trakai Historical National Park is the smallest park (at 8,200 hectares) in Lithuania, but it boasts a historical and cultural heritage which is the richest.
	www.trakai.info /info_en (4965 words)

	Trakai
		Trakai - a town and lake resort in Lithuania, a part of Trakai national park territory and an administrative centre of the region.
		Trakai Historical National Park was founded in 1991 to preserve Trakai as a centre of Lithuanian statehood as well as its authentic nature.
		During the reign of Kestutis[?] Naujieji Trakai was a place of intensive construction: one castle was built in the strait between lakes Galve and Lukos, another one - on an island in lake Galve.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/tr/Trakai.html (578 words)

	Trakai
		In the 14th century a fortified castle was built on the peninsula of the Lake Galve and the construction of an insular castle was begun which in the 15th century became the residence of Lithuanian Grand Dukes.
		The New Trakai emerged on the shore of Lake Galve.
		All that remained of the past glory of Trakai in the 19th century was the ruins of the castles.
	neris.mii.lt /towns/trakai/trakai.html (1825 words)

	InfoHub - Trakai castle Lithuania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Trakai, the ancient capital of Lithuania situated 30 km from Vilnius.
		The main landmark of the town is the famous insular Trakai Castle, situated on the island in the Galve Lake.
		When the capital was moved to Vilnius, Trakai lost its leading role in the political life of the country but retained its importance as the residence of the Dukes and a significant administrative, political and economical center of Lithuania.
	www.infohub.com /forums/printthread.php?t=4592 (507 words)

	Trakai travel guide
		Trakai is old town and in the middle centuries was capital of Lithuania.
		Trakai is 20 to 30 km away from Vilnius the capital of Lithuania.
		Trakai has an amazing castle situated on a small island in Galve lake.
	www.world66.com /europe/lithuania/trakai (120 words)

	Trakai History Museum
		Schools’ museums of Trakai City, Aukstadvaris, and Road Museum of Vievis are under the warship of the museum.
		Trakai is small town in southeastern Lithuania, 23-km southwest of Vilnius.
		The eastern part, together with the town of Trakai itself, fell to Poland and was assigned to the Vilnius-Trakai district.
	www.muziejai.lt /Trakai/Traku_muziejus.en.htm (759 words)

	Trakai Castle
		Trakai, the ancient capital of Lithuania, is 30 km from Vilnius.
		The unique landscape of Trakai, "the town of lakes" as it often called, is comprised of numerous picturesque lakes and hills.
		The center of the architectural ensemble of the castle is the Duke's palace, surrounded by the thick defensive wall and protected by the fore-castle.
	www.vilnius-hotels.net /guide/sights-trakai.htm (432 words)

	TRAKAI HISTORICAL NATIONAL PARK
		Farmstead buildings on Trakai Historical National Park territory may be repaired, rebuilt with limits on their size and architectural form, taking account of architectural traditions and the requirements of landscape conservation and projects are settled in the prescribed manner.
		The Trakai Historical National Park forests and waters are run by the Management of the Trakai Historical National Park according to the regulations set down by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
		Preservation territories of visual cultural complex spread around the town of Trakai: the fields on the northern shores of Lake Galvė between the town of Trakai and the Jovariškės settlement, the territories between Totoriškės and Babrukas Lakes, between Lake Luka and the Trakai-Vilnius highway.
	www.seniejitrakai.lt /law_acts_3_en.html (5276 words)

	Rower's Almanac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Although clubs have spread to all the major centers of Lithuania, Trakai is, and has always served as Lithuania's showpiece of the sport.
		Lithuanian rowers now have over 130 medals to their credit from Olympic, World and European Championships; Trakai regularly hosts international regattas and, as of last year, now prides itself with the completion of the National Sport and Health Center.
		At Trakai and across the country, rowing is becoming ever more popular season-by-season; more of our athletes represent our country as athletes and as judges within the FISA world.
	www.rowersalmanac.com /profiles/lithuania.asp (603 words)

	Trakai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Trakai - the medieval capital of Lithuania, is one of the most interesting and beautiful places.
		The most significant historical monument is the Ancient Castle, erected on one of the island of lake Galve.
		Nobody can deny the super beauty of Trakai landscape - wonderful islands are dressed in green, small boats are quietly sliding on the surface of the water, a motor boat dashes from one place to another from time to time.
	www.litnet.lt /lithuania/cities/trakai.html (118 words)

	Trakai District (Vilnius, Lithuania) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Trakai is the center of a rayon, with 7200 inhabitants, some 30 km west of Vilnius.
		The flag and the coat of arms of Trakai city (Vilnius county, Trakai district - Vilniaus apskritis, Traku rajonas).
		There is different flag and coat of arms for Trakai district - a warrior in silver armour, holding a silver lance with a golden point in his right hand, and leaning with his left on a golden framed red shield bearing golden Columns of the Gediminas family, on a field of red.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/lt-vltrt.html (363 words)

	Trakai Castle
		Trakai is small town in 23-km southwest of Vilnius surrounded by 30 lakes.
		In the 15th century the Castle was the residence of Lithuania’s sovereigns.
		The main strength and attraction of Trakai is in the combination of heritage in all of its forms – history, culture, architecture and nature.
	www.unesco.org /baltics/trakai_castle.htm (259 words)

	Trakai, Lithuania
		Trakai (Polish: Troki) is a town and lake resort in Lithuania, a part of Trakai national park territory and an administrative centre of the region.
		During the reign of Kęstutis Naujieji Trakai was a place of intensive construction: one castle was built in the strait between lakes Galvė and Lukos, another one - on an island in lake Galve.
		Despite polonisation, Trakai remained a notable centre of Karaims cultural and religious life.
	creekin.net /c4927-n108-trakai-lithuania.html (1457 words)

	Trakai Lithuania - In Your Pocket
		One of Lithuania's many former capitals, Trakai, located just 28km west of Vilnius, is a charmingly small settlement, strategically placed in the middle of five large lakes.
		It is a popular destination for locals seeking a little rest and relaxation by the water and tourists hoping to storm the infamous castle.
		There must be reason all roads seem to lead to Trakai in the summer, therefore we are pleased to break it down for you.
	www.inyourpocket.com /lithuania/trakai/en (159 words)

	Tour To Trakai
		We invite you to visit the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with its beautiful lakeside setting and the insular red brick castle in Galve Lake.
		Located 27 km away from Vilnius, Trakai is a wonderful place to have a rest.
		Trakai Castle enchants with its magic - having entered the main gates to the Castle you will feel like returning back to the ancient times.
	www.balticroads.lt /en/tours/trakai.asp (156 words)

	Trakai National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Trakai National Park was established in 1992 to embrace the historic city of Trakai, some 25 km outside Vilnius, and the forests, lakes and villages in its environs.
		The most valuable monuments in the park are the Trakai insular castle, the remnants of the peninsula castle and the ancient site of the Old Trakai castle with a church in the village.
		It was to the castle of Old Trakai that according to old chronicles the Grand Duke Gediminas transferred the capital of Lithuania in the 14th century.
	www.balticroads.lt /en/parks/trakai.asp (192 words)

	Sodyba Trakai
		The farmstead of country tourism “Trakai” is located in Trakai region, in the village of Jovariškės.
		In the area of Trakai there is a historical national park, which is the only one of such type not only in Lithuania, but in all Europe.
		The farmstead “Trakai” is just situated on the bank of Lake Akmena, which is one of the cleanest lakes in Lithuania.
	www.sodybatrakai.lt /second/about.htm (220 words)

	The Old Castle of Trakai and the Karaites, Medioevo russo, pagina 25 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Trakai is located on a narrow tongue of land inserted in the waters of a few lakes and marshes (Galve is the largest lake of them all!) and the two castles are located one in the middle and the other at the Northern end of the peninsula.
		The building of the castle in the middle had been started by the Great Prince Keistutis, one of the sons of Ghedimin’s, in the XIV century and was supposed to defend him from the continuous attacks of the Teutonic Knights.
		Trakai anyhow was the very core of their new life and here they built their Kenasa (the word is a variation of the old Hebrew Kaniza or Knesseth, ultimately derived from Greek Ekklesìa, and meant place where the elected reunite) and here they had their marts and festivals.
	www.mondimedievali.net /Medioevorusso/oldcastle.htm (2284 words)

	The Small Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Further in the privilege was indicated that Karaites were responsible solely to their vaitas (the highest official in the city community), the latter – to the ruler or the court appointed by him.
		Neither voivode, nor the chief executive of the neighbourhood of Trakai, or vicegerent were entitled to poke into the Karaites’ affairs.
		The Trakai Karaites had only to pay taxes that were analogous to other Magdeburg towns.
	www.qumran.com /Karaite_Information/small_town.htm (346 words)

	Trakai Castle \| Travel Story and Pictures from Lithuania
		Trakai is a village built on a peninsula, surrounded by lakes on all sides.
		Vytautas himself constructed a castle on a small island in the lake where it was virtually impossible to conquer.
		When I visited Trakai late March, it was still very cold, foggy weather, and parts of the lake were frozen.
	www.traveladventures.org /continents/europe/trakai.shtml (248 words)

	From Kaliningrad to Trakai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Kaliningrad to Trakai castle is around 300 km in one direction.
		It is a regional center with the population of 6000 and with the territory area around 1150 hectares (550 hectares are the summarized lake surface area).
		The area of 4502 hectares across Trakai is protected by Lithuanian Government Law, cause it is considered as a preserve area.
	www.enet.ru /eng/digitalKenig/exhibition/other/trakai/road.html (185 words)

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		The Trakai district lies in the picturesque southern part of Lithuania.
		Trakai is known as one of the most beautiful and historically interesting towns of Lithuania.
		The District lays between Trakai and the Aukstadvaris Heights, which are part of the great Baltic heights formed by the last glaciations.
	www.fisu.net /site/page_962.php (264 words)

	Lithuania : Geography : Trakai
		At beginning of 2002 the population of Trakai district municipality was 36 900
		The Karaites were brought to Trakai by Vytautas the Great (around 1400) to serve as bodyguards, and about 150 of them still live here.
		Trakai is just 28km (17mi) west of Vilnius, connected to the capital by both train and bus.
	www2.omnitel.net /ramunas/Lietuva/lt_geography_trakai.shtml (163 words)

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