Deltuva

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Deltuva - is small town in Vilnius County, Ukmergė district, 6 km north-west of Ukmergė, near the road to Kėdainiai. It has 500 inhabitants. In 1752 the Holy Trinity Church was built.

[edit] History

In 13-14th century Deltuva was a center of modern lands of Deltuva, Ukmergė, Kavarskas, Anykščiai, Kurkliai, Utena, Molėtai, Dubingiai, Giedraičiai, Videniškės, Balninkai, Šešuoliai. Land of Deltuva was first mentioned in 1219 in the treaty with Halych-Volhynia. Dewilto[w] was also mentioned in 1385 in the chronicles of Teutonic Order in the description of roads in Lithuania. In 15th century Deltuva belonged to Valmantaičiai, later – to Kęsgaila, from 16th century – to Radvila. In 1444 first Catholic church was built.

In 19th century Tyszkiewicz (Tiškevičiai), were the owners of Deltuva. In 1867 m. Deltuva was renamed to "Konstantinovo" after the Konstantin Petrovich Von Kaufman, Tsarist adjutant-general and Governor of Vilnius (Lithuania region). The old name "Deltuva" was returned to the city in 1914.