ˈæftɚ kɹˌɪstʃɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən ʌv lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniə, ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst plˈeɪsᵻz tə kənstɹˈʌkt ɐ kˈæθlɪk tʃˈɜːtʃ fˈʌndᵻd baɪ vˈaɪɾɔːɾəz ðə ɡɹˈeɪt.
After Christianization of Lithuania, the village was one of the first places to construct a Catholic church funded by Vytautas the Great.