LITHUANIA

LITHUANIA / LIETUVA.

EUROPA Issue.
Trakai in Lake Galvė.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 14.04.2001.
Face value: 1.70 Lithuanian litas.
Design: G. Pempė.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 500,000 copies.
Size: 35.5 x 30 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 753.
- Michel No. 756.
- Scott No. 691.
- StampWorld No. 757.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 756.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 663.

Lake Galvė (Lithuanian: Galvės ežeras) is located in southeastern Lithuania, within the Trakai Historical National Park, at an altitude of 148.5 m (487.20 ft). Its length from northwest to southeast is 3.28 km (2.03 mi), and its maximum width is 1.96 km (1.21 mi). It has a perimeter of 20.1 km (12.5 mi) and a depth of 13.6 m (44.62 ft). It contains 21 islands, among which the 2.2-hectare Castle Island (Pilies sala) stands out for its historical importance, where the Trakai Castle (Trakų salos pilis), built in the 14th century, is one of the main tourist attractions from Lithuania. On the southern shore of the lake is the Trakai peninsula, with the city of Trakai (5,375 inhabitants in 2022) and the ruins of another castle (Pusiasalio pilis), from the second half of the 14th century. In Trakai there is a significant Karaite community.