Trakai Island Castle is an
island castle located in Trakai, Lithuania on an island in Lake GalvÄ—. The
castle is sometimes referred to as "Little Marienburg". The
construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Kęstutis, and
around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great, who died
in this castle in 1430. Trakai was one of the main centres of the Grand Duchy
of Lithuania and the castle held great strategic importance.
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