Deltuva

History

Deltuva is first mentioned in historical sources from 1219 in Lithuania's treaty with Halych-Volhynia. Most historians associate the present-day Deltuva with the Land of Deltuva, which is mentioned several times in the Galician–Volhynian Chronicle. In the 12–13th centuries, Deltuva was likely the capital of an ancient Lithuanian land (or Duchy) of Deltuva, which was composed of the modern lands of Deltuva, Ukmergė, Kavarskas, Anykščiai, Kurkliai, Utena, Molėtai, Dubingiai, Giedraičiai, Videniškės, Balninkai and Šešuoliai. The ancient burial ground of Deltuva has been preserved from that time. In 1264, the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vaišvilkas, taking revenge on the murderers of his father, King of Lithuania Mindaugas, forcibly took the castle of Deltuva, and the Land of Deltuva was incorporated into the Grand Duke's lands. In 1385, the descriptions of the crusaders' war routes to Lithuania mention the Land of Deltuva (Land Dewilto[w]), the capital of which must have been the present-day town of Deltuva. In 1434 the manor of Deltuva is mentioned as belonging to the Grand Duke of Lithuania. In the 15th century, the owners of the town and manor of Deltuva were the Valimantaičiai family, later – to their successors Kęsgailos and from the 16th century – to the Radziwiłł (Radvila) family. In 1444 Mykolas Kęsgaila Valimantaitis built a Catholic church in the town, and before 1570 the Radvila family built an Evangelical Reformed church with a parish school, mentioned again in 1629 and 1650. Deltuva is marked on the map of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania of 1613. From 1681 Deltuva belonged to Marcjan Aleksander Ogiński. In 1744 Deltuva received the privilege of a market town. In 1752 the Church of Holy Trinity was built. At the end of the 18th and in the middle of the 19th century…

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
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• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
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• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
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• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
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• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
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• Rough-legged Hawk

  Buteo lagopus (Pontoppidan, 1763) · Aves
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• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
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• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
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