Dengtiltis Watermill with a Technological Line

In the upper reaches of the Dubysa, water mills began to be built after the 1831 uprising, after the construction of the Venta-Dubysa dam failed. At the end of the 19th century, the river's energy was used in these areas by the Dengtiltis, Mirskiškės, Bernotai and Burkšiai mills, and the Bubiai sawmill.

At the beginning of the 19th century, a thatched bridge was built across the Dubysa River at the site where the Dengtiltis Mill now stands. It is said that this is where the name of the area comes from.

Until 1863, the Dengtiltis mill belonged to the Pašiaušė landowner Vincentas Vitkevičius. For participating in the uprising, he was exiled to Siberia. The Tsarist authorities confiscated the Pašiaušė manor and gave it to General Bukshevden. The people did not like the new owners of the manor, calling them shikgrafias. The Atėjūnas Bukshevdenas had difficulty farming, so at the end of the 19th century they sold the manor. After buying the farm, the Latvian Insterburgas undertook a reorganization and rebuilt the mill.

After nationalization (1940), the Dengtiltis mill was transferred to the Šiauliai Industrial Combine, and later to the collective farm. Today, it is again private, gradually being maintained and reconstructed.

Updated: 2026-11-14