Lake Galvė is a lake in Trakai, Lithuania. It has 21 islands, and one of them houses Trakai Island Castle. 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 1321-1323 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]}

Lake Galvė
Lake Galvė - view from Totoriškės village
Lake Galvė
Location	Trakai, Lithuania
Coordinates	54°39′36″N 24°55′48″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)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galvė.

• (in Lithuanian) Trakų ežerais (Lakes of Trakai). Trakai district municipality.

На других языках

[it] Lago Galvė

[ru] Гальве