Trakai

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Also known as (1 names)

–: Troki

A town in southeastern Lithuania, Trakai was home to many Jews as well as to the most ancient and important Karaite community in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The town was founded before 1321 and served as the ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Known as Troki in Polish, and Trok in Yiddish, Trakai (its official Lithuanian name today) was in the Commonwealth until 1795, when it became part of the Russian Empire. Between 1922 and 1939 it belonged to the Polish Republic, and since 1939 it has been part of the Republic of Lithuania. It is located 25 km west of Vilnius.

Identifiers

GND: 16027945-8 · 4060601-6
GeoNames: 593871 · 593871 · 864523
VIAF: 241435161
Wikidata: Q191015

Sources (3)

Trakai

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preferred label: Trakai @de
preferred label: טרקאי @he
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Trakai

geo-coordinates

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Trakai

record-classes yivo

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described at: https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Trakai
has abstract: A town in southeastern Lithuania, Trakai was home to many Jews as well as to the most ancient and important Karaite community in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The town was founded before 1321 and served as the ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Known as Troki in Polish, and Trok in Yiddish, Trakai (its official Lithuanian name today) was in the Commonwealth until 1795, when it became part of the Russian Empire. Between 1922 and 1939 it belonged to the Polish Republic, and since 1939 it has been part of the Republic of Lithuania. It is located 25 km west of Vilnius. @en
title: Trakai
alternative label: Trakai
alternative label: Troki
preferred label: Trakai
has related: Belarus
has related: Crimea
has related: About this Article (Holocaust)
has related: Hrodna
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has related: Russian Empire (Russia)
has related: Troki, Yitsḥak ben Avraham
has related: Vilnius

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