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Trakai Island Castle (Lithuanian: Trakų salos pilis) is an island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania, on an island in Lake Galvė. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis , and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great , who died in this castle in 1430.
The castle was attacked in 1382 and 1383 (during the civil war of 1381–1384) and in 1390 (during the civil war of 1389–1392). [1] After the 1422 Treaty of Melno, the castle lost its significance as a defensive structure. It is known that Grand Dukes used it as a residence. Sigismund Kęstutaitis was murdered in the castle on 20 March 1440. [1]
Trakai Peninsula castle. Trakai was an area holding great significance in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Trakai region began to decline politically and economically in the 16th century. During the wars with Russia, Trakai was continually attacked and razed. It has been rebuilt and many celebrations are held there annually once again.
Trakai Castle might refer to three separate castles in Lithuania: Trakai Island Castle, located on an island in Lake Galv ...
Trakai (Trakai ⓘ; see names section for alternative and historic names) is a city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometres (17 miles) west of Vilnius , the capital of Lithuania or just 7 kilometres (4 miles) from the administrative limits of the Lithuanian capital city.
The Upper Castle keep hall, on the second floor, was the largest hall (10 x 30 m) within the complex; it was a little smaller than the hall of the Grand Master's Palace (15 x 30 m) in Marienburg, and much larger than the hall at the Duke's Palace in Trakai Island Castle (10 x 21 m). Reconstruction of the castle ended in 1422.
The church and cloister containing the remains of the castle. Senieji Trakai Castle was a castle in Senieji Trakai (literally: Old Trakai), Lithuania. [1]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.
Switzerland's iconic Chillon Castle sits on a small island on the eastern end of Lake Geneva; The Aragonese Castle is situated in the Gulf of Naples; The only water castle in Europe that utilizes Gothic architecture is Trakai Castle in Lithuania; Note: Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy is not a castle as many people believe, it is a fortified ...