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    Piltene (pronunciation; Polish: Piltyń, German: Pilten) is a town in northwestern Latvia. The population in 2020 was 909. The ruins of Piltene Castle are...
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    Piltene Castle is a Bishopric of Courland castle in the town of Piltene in the historical region of Courland, in western Latvia. Until the 16th century...
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    municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish, Piltene rural community (from 2010 Piltene Parish), Pope Parish, Puze Parish...
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    Piltene Parish (Latvian: Piltenes pagasts) is an administrative unit of the Ventspils Municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 559 (as of...
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    of the Duke of Prussia. He also paid out and regained control over the Piltene district, but eventually, it fell to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...
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    Venta, Viekšniai and Mažeikiai. In Latvia, the cities of Skrunda, Kuldīga, Piltene and Ventspils are located on the Venta river. Venta Rapid, the widest waterfall...
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    In 1578 Magnus retired to The Bishopric of Courland where he lived in Piltene Castle and accepted Polish pension. After he died in 1583, Poland annexed...
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    Governorate united the lands of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia and the Piltene district, both of which retained their previous administrative divisions...
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    v t e Ventspils Municipality Ance Parish Jūrkalne Parish Piltene Piltene Parish Pope Parish Puze Parish Tārgale Parish Ugāle Parish Usma Parish Užava...
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    Municipality Pāvilosta pronunciation  1,134 980 851 South Kurzeme Municipality Piltene pronunciation  1,053 904 821 Ventspils Municipality Pļaviņas pronunciation ...
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