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UÏ 28 km nuo sostinòs Vilniaus yra senasis Trak˜miestas, garsòjantis ne tik Lietuvoje, bet ir uÏsienio‰alyse savo nepakartojama gamta ir istorijos paminklais.Trak˜ apylinki˜ kultros paveldui ir kra‰tovaizdÏiovertybòms i‰saugoti yra ∞kurtas vienintòlis LietuvojeIstorinis nacionalinis parkas.

The ancient town of Trakai is situated 28 km away fromthe capital Vilnius. The town and its surroundings arefamous in Lithuania and also abroad for its unique natureand history monuments.There has been establishedthe only in Lithuania historical-national park aimed toprotectthis historical center of Lithuania as well ascultural heritage treasures and landscape values ofTrakai.

·v. Dievo motinos gimimo cerkvò ( 19 a.), Vytauto g. 32ViduramÏiais, kuriantis Trak˜ mieste rus˜ pirkliams, buvo pastatyta keletas cerkvi˜.Pirmoji cerkvò buvo pastatyta dar 14 a.

Orthodox Church of The Birth of The Holy Mother of God (19 th c.),Vytauto street 32In the Middle Ages, when Russian merchants settled down in Trakai town severalorthodox churches were built there. The first of them was built in the 14th century.

·v. Jono Nepomuko koplytstulpis (17 a.)Manoma, kad koplytstulpis pastatytas 17 a. kaip skelbim˜ stulpas. Vòliau imtasvadinti ‰v.Jono Nepomuko, Ïvej˜ ir vandens apsupt˜ miest˜ globòjo, vardu. Antstulpo buvo uÏkelta ‰ventojo skulptròlò. Koplytstulpis stovi buvusioje miestoturgaus aik‰tòje. âia buvo miesto centras.

Chapel Column of St. John Nepomuk (17th c.)A chapel is thought to have been built in 17th century in Market Square as a polefor posters. Later it was called in the name of St. John Nepomuk, the patron offishermen and towns, surrounded by water.This pole stands on a former town square. It was the center of the town.

·vã. Mergelòs Marijos aplankymo baÏnyãia (15 a.), Sod˜ g. 81409 m. Lietuvos Didysis kunigaik‰tis Vytautas fundavo Trak˜ parapin´ baÏnyãià.BaÏnyãia garsi Trak˜ Dievo Motinos paveikslu. Manoma, kad paveikslas nutapytasKonstantinopolyje 1123 m., ir 1390 m. imperatorius Emanuelis II Paleologaspadovanojo j∞ Vytautui.

The Church of the Visitation of The Holy Virgin Mary (15th c .),Sod˜ street 8In 1409 Vytautas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, was funding the parish church ofTrakai. The church is famous for the Trakai picture of the Mother of God. Thepicture is reputed to have been painted in Constantinople in 1123. Then, in 1390,the Emperor Emmanuel II Palaeolog presented it to Vytautas.

Senasis pa‰tas (19a.), Karaim˜ g. 5·∞ namà 1810 m. pastatò vienuoliai dominikonai. 1864 m. vienuolynà uÏdarius,pastatas atiteko Trak˜ apskrities policijos valdybai, o 1887 m. ãia ∞kurta Trak˜ pa‰toir telegrafo kontora, taip pat apsigyvena tarnautojai. Dabar ãia ∞sikrusi Trak˜istorinio nacionalinio parko direkcija.

The Old Post Office (19th c.), Karaim˜ street 5.Dominican monks built this house in 1810. When the monastery was closed in1864, the building passed to the Police Board of Trakai region. In 1887, the Trakaipost and telegraph was established here. Now, the directorate of Trakai HistoricalNational Park located there.

Dominikon˜ vienuolynas ( 18 a.), K´stuãio g. 418 a. pab. Pusiasalio piliesteritorijoje vienuoliai dominikonai pradòjo statyti didel´ baÏnyãià. 1822 - 1823 m. nebaigtosstatyti baÏnyãios vienoje navoje vienuoliai ∞rengò koplyãià, o kitoje - vienuolynà. Nuo 1990m. buvusio dominikon˜ vienuolyno patalpose ∞sikrusi Trak˜ istorijos muziejausadministracija.

Dominican Monastery ( 18th c.), K´stuãio street 4In the end of the 18th century, the Dominican monks started to build a big church in theterritory of the Peninsula Castle. In 1822-1823, in one of the unfinished nave of thechurch the monks equipped a chapel, in the other – a monastery. Since 1990, theadministration of Trakai History Museum has established itself in the premises of theformer Dominican monastery.

Sakralinio meno paroda, K´stuãio g. 4Buvusioje dominikon˜ vienuolyno koplyãioje eksponuojami katalik˜ dvasinink˜ liturginiaidrabuÏiai, baÏnytini˜ apeig˜ indai bei kiti sakralinio meno kriniai. Parodos darbo laikas II-VII 10.00-18.00. Biliet˜ kainos: 4 Lt suaugusiems, 2 Lt moksleiviams.

The exhibition of religios art, K´stuãio street 4The exhibition is located in the Dominican Monastery. Work hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m., it isclosed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Tickets’ prices are 4 Lt for adults, 2 Lt for students.

Pusiasalio pilis (14 a.), K´stuãio g.Manoma, kad ‰ià pil∞ pastatò kunigaik‰tis K´stutis iki 1377 m. Pilis baigtastatyti valdant Vytautui DidÏiajam, 1414 - 1430 m. Pil∞ saugojo 11 gynybini˜bok‰t˜. Po 1430 m. Pusiasalio pilyje rezidavo Lietuvos Didieji kunigaik‰ãiai·vitrigaila ir Îygimantas K´stutaitis. 1655 m. pilis buvo sugriauta irnebeatstatyta.

The Peninsula Castle (14th c.), K´stuãio streetThe building of the castle is reputed to has been started by Duke K´stutis in1377 and was finished during the reign of Vytautas Grand Duke, in 1414-1430.The castle was guarded with the help of 11 defence towers. After 1430, thecastle was the residence of the Great dukes of Lithuania – Îygimantas K´stutaitisand ·vitrigaila. In the year of 1655, the castle was destroyed and not rebuilt.

Karaim˜ gatvò·ioje miesto dalyje dar nuo Vytauto DidÏiojo laik˜ (14 a.) gyvena karaimai. Manoma,kad karaimus ∞ Trakus atkòlò Vytautas Didysis po savo Ïygi˜ ∞ Krymà. Karaimai –kariai saugojo pilis, buvo Vytauto asmens sargybiniai. Civiliai karaimai dirbo Ïem´,vertòsi prekyba, amatais. Karaim˜ gatvòs savita architektra: mediniai namai dòlvietos stokos buvo statomi galu ∞ gatv´ su trimis langais.

Karaimu streetIn this part of the town the Karaites have been living since the times of the GrandDuke Vytautas (14th c.) . It is believed that the Grand Duke Vytautas brought theKaraites to Trakai after his marches to Crimea. They served as guards of the castleand also bodyguards of Vytautas. Civilians cultivated land, were good craftsmenand traders. Karaimu street attracts tourists by its distinctive architecture: whichincludes a back wall with a primary feature three windows facing the street due tothe lack of space.

Karaim˜ etnografinò paroda, Karaim˜ g. 22Paroda supaÏindina su karaim˜ tradicijomis, etnografine kultra. Parodos darbolaikas II-VII 10.00-18.00. Biliet˜ kainos: 4 Lt suaugusiems, 2 Lt moksleiviams.

Karaites Ethnographical Exhibition, Karaimu street 22You can become acquainted with the Karaites traditions and ethnographical culture.Work hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m., it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.Tickets’ pricesare 4 Lt for adults, 2 Lt for students.

Kenesa, Karaim˜ g. 30Karaim˜ kulto pastatas (karaim˜ kalba - ‰ventovò). Karaimams, kaip ir kitomsTrakuose gyvenusioms tautoms, buvo leista i‰paÏinti savo tikòjimà, turòti savomaldos namus.

Kenessa, Karaim˜ street 30A building of Karaites cult(in Karaites language – a temple.

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