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[[Image:Senieji Trakai.jpg|thumb|250 px|The church and cloister covering the remains of the old castle]]
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'''Senieji Trakai''' (literally: "Old" Trakai) is a historic [[Lithuania]]n village located 3 km east of [[Trakai]], with 1500 inhabitants. The village is inhabitated by [[Lithuanians]], [[Poles]] and [[Russians]]. The railway [[Vilnius]]-[[Warsaw]] passes through Senieji Trakai.
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| image_caption = The church and cloister built on the remains of the old castle
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Trakai district municipality]]
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| established_title = Lithuania's capital transferred from Kernavė
| established_date = 1321
| population_total = 1,219
| population_as_of = 2021
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'''Senieji Trakai''' (literally: ''Old Trakai'', {{lang-pl|Stare Troki}}) is a historic [[Lithuania]]n village located {{convert|3|km}} east of [[Trakai]]. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, it has 1,396 inhabitants – [[Lithuanians]], [[Polish people|Poles]] and [[Russians]].<ref name=census/> The [[Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway]] passes through Senieji Trakai.
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The central part of the village is proclaimed an architectural reserve. The main street is dominated by uniform wooden houses, facing it with two-windowed sides.


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The central part of the village is proclaimed an architectural reserve. The main street is dominated by uniform wooden houses, facing it with two-windowed sides.
==History==
Grand Duke [[Gediminas]] transferred the capital of Lithuania from [[Kernavė]] to Trakai (today's ''Senieji Trakai'') and erected his brick castle here before 1321 in an empty place. His son [[Kęstutis]] erected a [[Trakai Peninsula Castle|new castle]] in New Trakai (today's [[Trakai]]). Kęstutis' son [[Vytautas]] was born in Old Trakai in 1350.

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The [[Senieji Trakai Castle|castle in Senieji Trakai]] was destroyed by [[Teutonic Order]] in 1391. The ruins of the castle were gifted to [[Benedictine|Benedictian]] monks by Vytautas in 1405. It is supposed that the present monastery building dating from the 15th century holds the remains of the Gediminas' castle.


== Etymology ==
The ''Trakai'' name, derived from {{lang-lt|trakas}} - ''"the [[Glade (geography)|glade]]"'', suggests that the castle was built in a hollow area after [[deforestation]].
The ''Trakai'' name, derived from {{lang-lt|trakas}} - ''"the [[Glade (geography)|glade]]"'', suggests that the castle was built in a hollow area after [[deforestation]].


==External links==
== History ==
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{{commonscat|Senieji Trakai}}
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*[http://www.trakai.lt/index.php?-1247896626 About Senieji Trakai Elderate]


=== Grand Duke Gediminas ===
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According to the [[Lithuanian Chronicles|Lithuanian Chronicle]], Senieji Trakai was established by Grand Duke [[Gediminas]] who departed for [[hunting]] from [[Kernavė]] into another coast of the [[Neris]] River and personally liked a [[mound]] surrounded by [[oak]]s and plains.<ref name="Vilnijos">{{cite web |last1=Markauskienė |first1=Julijana |title=Senųjų Trakų seniūnija |url=https://www.vilnijosvartai.lt/vietoves/senuju-traku-seniunija/ |website=Vilnijosvartai.lt |access-date=3 November 2023 |language=lt}}</ref> Sometime before 1321, Grand Duke Gediminas<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Gedymin | volume= 11 |last= Bain |first= Robert Nisbet |author-link= Robert Nisbet Bain| pages = 548&ndash;549 |short= 1}}</ref> transferred the capital of Lithuania from Kernavė to Trakai (today's Senieji Trakai) and erected his brick castle.<ref name="Vilnijos"/><ref name="Kpd"/> Senieji Trakai served as the capital of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] in 1316–1323 or in 1321–1322.<ref name="Kpd">{{cite web |title=Trakų senamiestis |url=https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/F9B728D7-4183-47C1-9E88-073CAA8AFA8C |website=Department of Cultural Heritage of Lithuania |access-date=3 November 2023 |language=lt}}</ref> In 1337, it became a seat of the newly established [[Duchy of Trakai]].


=== Grand Duke Kęstutis ===
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Gediminas' son [[Kęstutis]] erected a [[Trakai Peninsula Castle|new castle]] in New Trakai (today's [[Trakai]]). Kęstutis' son [[Vytautas]]<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Witowt | volume= 28 |last= Bain |first= Robert Nisbet |author-link= Robert Nisbet Bain| page = 762 |short= 1}}</ref> was born in Old Trakai ca. 1350.<ref name="Kpd"/>


=== Destruction by the Teutonic Order in 1391 ===
The [[Senieji Trakai Castle|castle in Senieji Trakai]] was destroyed by the [[Teutonic Order]] in 1391.

=== Grand Duke Vytautas ===
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The ruins of the castle were donated to [[Benedictine]] monks by Vytautas in 1405. It is supposed that the present monastery building dating from the 15th century incorporates the remains of the Gediminas' castle.

==References==
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{{commons category|Senieji Trakai}}
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<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=http://statistics.bookdesign.lt/table_125_06.htm?lang=en|title=2011 census|publisher=Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania)|accessdate=August 17, 2017}}</ref>
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*[http://www.trakai.lt/index.php?474876784 About Senieji Trakai Elderate]

{{Vilnius County}}

[[Category:Capitals of former nations]]
[[Category:Villages in Vilnius County]]
[[Category:Villages in Vilnius County]]



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Latest revision as of 17:00, 3 November 2023

Senieji Trakai
Village
The church and cloister built on the remains of the old castle
The church and cloister built on the remains of the old castle
Coat of arms of Senieji Trakai
Coat of arms
Senieji Trakai is located in Lithuania
Senieji Trakai
Senieji Trakai
Location of Senieji Trakai
Coordinates: 54°37′N 24°58′E / 54.617°N 24.967°E / 54.617; 24.967
Country Lithuania
CountyVilnius County
MunicipalityTrakai district municipality
EldershipSenieji Trakai eldership
Capital ofSenieji Trakai eldership
Lithuania's capital transferred from Kernavė1321
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,219
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.[1] The Saint Petersburg–Warsaw Railway passes through Senieji Trakai.

The central part of the village is proclaimed an architectural reserve. The main street is dominated by uniform wooden houses, facing it with two-windowed sides.

Etymology[edit]

The Trakai name, derived from Lithuanian: trakas - "the glade", suggests that the castle was built in a hollow area after deforestation.

History[edit]

Grand Duke Gediminas[edit]

According to the Lithuanian Chronicle, Senieji Trakai was established by Grand Duke Gediminas who departed for hunting from Kernavė into another coast of the Neris River and personally liked a mound surrounded by oaks and plains.[2] Sometime before 1321, Grand Duke Gediminas[3] transferred the capital of Lithuania from Kernavė to Trakai (today's Senieji Trakai) and erected his brick castle.[2][4] Senieji Trakai served as the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1316–1323 or in 1321–1322.[4] In 1337, it became a seat of the newly established Duchy of Trakai.

Grand Duke Kęstutis[edit]

Gediminas' son Kęstutis erected a new castle in New Trakai (today's Trakai). Kęstutis' son Vytautas[5] was born in Old Trakai ca. 1350.[4]

Destruction by the Teutonic Order in 1391[edit]

The castle in Senieji Trakai was destroyed by the Teutonic Order in 1391.

Grand Duke Vytautas[edit]

The ruins of the castle were donated to Benedictine monks by Vytautas in 1405. It is supposed that the present monastery building dating from the 15th century incorporates the remains of the Gediminas' castle.

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Senieji Trakai.
  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Markauskienė, Julijana. "Senųjų Trakų seniūnija". Vilnijosvartai.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Gedymin" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). pp. 548–549.
  4. ^ a b c "Trakų senamiestis". Department of Cultural Heritage of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Witowt" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). p. 762.


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