Rykantai is a village in Trakai district municipality

Trakai district municipality

-History:The Trakai district became significant early in its history due to the Old Trakai Castle built by the Grand Duke Gediminas in the 13th century. Many other castles were built in the area soon after this one, including the Trakai Peninsula Castle and the Trakai Island Castle...

, Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

, 7 kilometres north-west from Lentvaris

Lentvaris

Lentvaris is a city in eastern Lithuania, 9 km east form Trakai, an important center of transportation, because many roads and railroads cross here.Lake Lentvaris is located near the city.- History :...

. In the village is post station, railway station and Trinity church. North of village flows Neris River.
Rykantai is known as one of the first reformats settlement in Lithuania. Rykantai is mentioned in Lev Tolstoy novel War and Peace

War and Peace

War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature...

- it is the place, where General Balashov delivers Napoleon a letter from Tsar Alexander.