Senieji Trakai
Senieji Trakai | |
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Village | |
The church and cloister built on the remains of the old castle | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′N 24°58′E / 54.617°N 24.967°E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Trakai district municipality |
| Eldership | Senieji Trakai eldership |
| Capital of | Senieji Trakai eldership |
| Lithuania's capital transferred from Kernavė | 1321 |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,219 |
| Time zone | UTC+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. 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.