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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Airlines of Lithuania, Airports in Lithuania, Landmarks in Lithuania, Resorts in Lithuania, Transport in Lithuania, Visitor attractions in Lithuania, Vilnius International Airport, Trakai, Curonian Spit, Palanga, Kaunas Airport, List of airports in Lithuania, Druskininkai, iauliai International Airport, Hill of Crosses, Palanga International Airport, Vehicle registration plates of Lithuania, Nida, Lithuania, Small Planet Airlines, emai i Kalvarija, Bir tonas, Aurela, Three Crosses, Vilnius Old Town, Auk tojas Hill, Church of St. Gertrude, Kaunas, Puntukas, Holy Cross Church, Kaunas, DOT LT, Church of St. Francis Xavier, Kaunas, S. Darius and S. Gir nas Airport, AviaAM Leasing, Pal, Poci nai Airport, Klaip da Airport, K dainiai, Nida Airport, Rambynas, Aviavilsa, List of largest airports in the Baltic states, Stelmu Oak, Hill of Witches, Avion Express, List of airlines of Lithuania, List of lighthouses in Lithuania, List of landmarks in Lithuania. Excerpt: Trakai (.) (see names section for alternate and historic names) is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 km west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Because of its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is a popular tourist destination. Trakai is the administrative centre of Trakai district municipality. The town covers 11.52 km of area and, according to 2007 estimates, is inhabited by 5,357 people. A notable feature of Trakai is that the town was built and preserved by people of different nationalities. Historically, communities of Karaims, Tatars, Lithuanians, Russians, Jews and Poles lived here. The name of the town was first recorded in 1337 chronicles in German as Tracken (later also used spelling Traken) and is derived from the Lithuanian word trakai (singular: trakas meaning a glade). Since the time of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, t...
