Trakai Island Castle / Traku salos pilis - Trakai (Lithuania)
N 54° 39.137 E 024° 56.003
35U E 366670 N 6058060
Beautiful Gothic Trakai Island Castle (Traku salos pilis), located on small island in Lake Galve, belongs among the most important historic and architectural monuments of Lithuania.
Waymark Code: WMKMAF
Location: Lithuania
Date Posted: 05/01/2014
Views: 3
Beautiful Gothic Trakai Island Castle (Traku salos pilis), located on small island in Lake Galve, belongs among the most important historic and architectural monuments of Lithuania.
Trakai Island Castle is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania on an island in Lake Galve. The castle is sometimes referred to as "Little Marienburg". The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Kestutis, and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great, who died in this castle in 1430. Trakai was one of the main centres of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance. [wiki]