Pilskalne Parish () is an administrative unit of

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in the

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region of

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(From 2009 until 2021, it was part of the former Ilūkste Municipality and before 2009 of the Daugavpils district).

Villages

* Middle-sized villages (''vidējciemi'', 2): ** Pilskalne (parish centre) – 223 inhabitants (2009) ** Doļnaja – 167 inhabitants (2000) * Small villages (''mazciemi'', 4): **Grivka **Kazimiriški **Sabaļi **Voitusola * Scattered villages (''skrajciemi'', 19): ** Boltaiskrūgs ** Dronkusola ** Gekeļi ** Jaunlaši ** Kalniški ** Kalvāni ** Koņecpole ** Kreposte ** Kūliņi ** Lajiški ** Liellazdas ** Ludvigova ** Padomnieki ** Pristaņa ** Pupiņi ** Timšāni ** Vigodka ** Vilcāni ** Zamečka

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, out of 1,305 inhabitants of the parish 954 (73,1%) were ethnic

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, 127 (9,7%) were

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and 127 (9,7%) were

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References

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Pilskalne parish
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