Galvė

Lake Galvė
Lake Galvė
	Lake Galvė - view from Totoriškės village
	Lake Galvė
Location	Trakai, Lithuania
Coordinates	54°39′36″N 24°55′48″E / 54.66000°N 24.93000°E
Basin countries	Lithuania
Surface area	3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Max. depth	46.7 m (153 ft)
Islands	21 (Trakai Island Castle)

Lake Galvė is a lake in Trakai, Lithuania. It is approximately 361 hectares in size, has 21 islands, and one of them houses Trakai Island Castle.^[1] Trakai Peninsula Castle is located on its southern shore. There are ruins of the little Orthodox church in Bažnytėlė Island. Trakai was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1321 to 1323 before moving to Vilnius. The lake and most of the other lakes surrounding the castle and city have myths and legends connected to them, of which most contain a tragic love story.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Galvė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-22.

(in Lithuanian) Trakų ežerais (Lakes of Trakai) Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine. Trakai district municipality.

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[1] "Galvė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-04-22.

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