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

By the prevalent view amongst historians, in 12-13th century Deltuva was a center of a Tribal Duchy, which hypothetically embraced the modern lands of Deltuva, Ukmergė, Kavarskas, Anykščiai, Kurkliai, Utena, Molėtai, Dubingiai, Giedraičiai, Videniškės, Balninkai and Šešuoliai. The Duchy of Deltuva was first mentioned in 1219 in Lithuania's treaty with Halych-Volhynia, and the Land of Deltuva (Dewilto[w]) – in 1385 in Teutonic Order's description of roads in Lithuania.

In 15th century Deltuva belonged to Valimantaičiai, later – to their successors Kęsgailos, from 16th century – to Radvilos. 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.