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Piltene (pronunciation; Polish: Piltyń, German: Pilten) is a town in
Ventspils Muni****lity, in the
Courland region of Latvia. The po****tion in 2020...
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Commonwealth and also in
union with the
Duchy of
Courland and Semigallia.
Piltene was the
center of the
Bishopric of Courland,
established in 1234. The Treaty...
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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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eventually deported to
Latvia and
returned to live with his
parents in
Piltene,
where he
wrote of his
adventures in his book
Escape to the Sea. In 1937...
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Piltene Parish (Latvian:
Piltenes pagasts) is an
administrative unit of
Ventspils Muni****lity in the
Courland region of Latvia. The
parish has a po****tion...
- muni****lity was
formed in 2009 by
merging Piltene town, Ance Parish, Jūrkalne Parish,
Piltene rural community (from 2010
Piltene Parish), Pope Parish, Puze Parish...
- de Courlande,
Semigallia et
Piltene German:
Herzogtum Kurland,
Semgallen und
Piltene Latvian: Kurzemes,
Zemgales un
Piltenes hercogiste "Kurzemes franču...
- 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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Governorate united the
lands of the
Duchy of
Courland and
Semigallia and the
Piltene district, both of
which retained their previous administrative divisions...
- the Jews in
Latvia dates back to the
first Jewish colony established in
Piltene in 1571. Jews
contributed to Latvia's
development until the
Northern War...
