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# Trakai

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

**Trakai** — Official Lithuanian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Troki** — Polish historical and community name extensively used in historical accounts of Lithuania.
- **Tracken** — Medieval German documentary spelling quoted in English reference prose.
- **Traken** — Historical German spelling quoted in English reference prose.
- **Trok** — Yiddish name explicitly quoted in English reference prose.
- **Troky** — Historical Latin spelling printed in the English reference; precise source-language attribution uncertain.
- **Traki** — Alternative Latin spelling printed in the English reference.
- **Naujieji Trakai** — Lithuanian expanded name meaning New Trakai; distinguishes this town from Senieji Trakai.

## French name

**Trakai** — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Troki** — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in the French locality reference.
- **Trakaï** — French adapted spelling indexed in French naming data; ï marks the final vowel sequence.
- **Petit Marienbourg** — French descriptive nickname quoted in the locality reference for the castle town; not an official civic name.

## About

Trakai is a historic town among lakes west of Vilnius in Lithuania. Its island castle and Karaim heritage make it one of the country's best-known cultural destinations.

## Notes

Trakai is the lake town with the island castle; Senieji Trakai is a distinct earlier settlement. Historical capital claims are not transferred indiscriminately between the two. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trakai ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trakai.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q191015](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191015) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/trakai/?format=json)


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