In 1770, ciwun Vaclovas Bartoškevičius and his wife Elžbieta Juškaitėthe sponsored construction of the Catholic Church of the Assumption.

The town belonged to the Sapieha family, but their possessions were confiscated by the authorities of the Russian Empire for their participation the November Uprising of 1831.

From June to July 1941, from 10 to 150 Jews of the village were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppe of local Lithuanians.

On October 6–7, 1944, a battle took place between the Lithuanian Homeland Defense Detachment (Tevynės apsaugos rinktinė) and the Russian Red Army.

The wooden building survived World War II and was re-purposed as living quarters and school gym before collapsing in 2005.

One for holidays and special occasions, which consists of a white blouse, a black jacket with the emblem of their school, and a plaited skirt.