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Piltene

city in Ventspils Municipality, Latvia
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Piltene

Summary

Piltene is a city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[1]. Piltene has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Piltene is located in Ventspils Municipality[3].
  • Piltene is in the country of Latvia[4].
  • Piltene's instance of is recorded as city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[5].
  • Piltene's shares border with is recorded as Piltene Parish[6].
  • Piltene's postal code is recorded as LV-3620[7].
  • Piltene's Commons category is recorded as Piltene[8].
  • Piltene's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern European Time[9].
  • 1557 marks the founding of Piltene[10].
  • Piltene's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.225555555556, 'lon': 21.676111111111}[11].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+979'}[12].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+939'}[13].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+902'}[14].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+909'}[15].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+876'}[16].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+856'}[17].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+1509'}[18].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+903'}[19].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+1326'}[20].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+1380'}[21].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+912'}[22].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+779'}[23].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+590'}[24].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+921'}[25].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+1186'}[26].
  • Piltene has a population of {'amount': '+919'}[27].

Body

Geography

Piltene is in the country of Latvia[4]. Piltene is located in Ventspils Municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.2'}[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.516781'}[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.52'}[30], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.40'}[31]. Piltene sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+979'}[12], {'amount': '+939'}[13], {'amount': '+902'}[14], {'amount': '+909'}[15], {'amount': '+876'}[16], and {'amount': '+856'}[17].

Designation and Status

Piltene's instance of is recorded as city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[5].

History and Context

1557 marks the founding of Piltene[10].

Why It Matters

Piltene has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Piltene is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Latvia Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Russian Empire

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . pasts.lv. pasts.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. pmlp.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.csb.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.csb.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . data.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+979'}, {'amount': '+939'}, {'amount': '+902'} +28
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 823"
  2. 4w ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+979'}, {'amount': '+939'}, {'amount': '+902'} +28
    Country → Latvia, Soviet Union, Latvia +2
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.2'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.516781'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.52'} +1
    Instance of → city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P2046]]: 5.52 square kilometre"
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