Deltuva is a small town in

Ukmergė district Ukmergė (; previously ''Vilkmergė''; pl, Wiłkomierz) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located northwest of Vilnius, with a population of about 20,000. Etymology and variant names The city took its original name ''Vilkmergė'' from th ...

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, Lithuania. It is located 6 km north-west of

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, near the road to

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. It has about 500 inhabitants. Its alternate names include Deltuvos, Dziewałtów (Polish), Konstantinovo, and Develtov (Yiddish). United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania – Deltuva. Accessed January 26, 2014. In the 12–13th centuries Deltuva was a center of a tribal duchy, which embraced the modern lands of Deltuva,

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, Anykščiai, Kurkliai,

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, Molėtai,

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, Giedraičiai, Videniškės, Balninkai and Šešuoliai. The Duchy of Deltuva was first mentioned in 1219 in Lithuania's treaty with Halych-Volhynia.

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mention Land of Deltuva (''Dewilto ') in description of roads of Lithuania in 1385. In 1444 a Catholic church was built in Deltuva. In the 15th century Deltuva belonged to Valimantaičiai family, later – to their successors Kęsgailos and from 16th century – to Radziwiłł. Marcjan Aleksander Ogiński acquired the town in 1681. In 1752 the Holy Trinity Church was built. In the 19th century the Tyszkiewicz family were the owners of Deltuva. In 1867 Deltuva was renamed to "Konstantinovo" after

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official and Governor of Vilna. The old name "Deltuva" was returned to the city in 1914.

References

* A. Semaška (2004). ''Pasižvalgymai po Lietuvą''. 586-587 p.

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Maps of Deltuva
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