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Senieji Trakai (literally: Old Trakai, Polish: Stare Troki) is a historic Lithuanian village located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Trakai. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, it has 1,396 inhabitants – Lithuanians, Poles and Russians. The Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway passes through Senieji Trakai.
The name of the city was first recorded in chronicles from 1337 in German as Tracken (later also spelt Traken) and is derived from the Lithuanian word trakai (singular: trakas meaning "glade"). Since the time of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the city has been known as Troki in Polish.
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Senieji Trakai Castle was a castle in Senieji Trakai (literally: Old Trakai), Lithuania. The first enclosure-type brick castle was built by Grand Duke Gediminas , who transferred the capital of Lithuania from Kernavė to Trakai (today's Senieji Trakai ) before 1321.
The castle site of Senieji Trakai is situated on a small hill and holds the status of a state-protected cultural monument. This castle as well as the Peninsula Castle were first mentioned in written sources in the 14 th century and are considered enclosure type castles.
It is worth knowing that Trakai derives its name from the word ‘trakas’ (track), meaning a raised place in the forest’. The old forest and woods have disappeared, but the memory of the old landscape has remained engrossed in the name of the area.
Monastery in Senieji Trakai Castle. By the beginning of the 15 th century, Senieji Trakai Castle had lost its defensive role, because Naujieji Trakai Island Castle (today simply called Trakai Island Castle) was already built and gained the status of the primary defensive castle. Thus, Vytautas the Great invited Benedictine brothers from Tyniec ...
