Piltene

Town in Ventspils Municipality, Latvia Town in Ventspils district, LatviaPiltene Livonian: PiltõnTownRuins of the church in Piltene FlagCoat of armsPilteneLocation in LatviaCoordinates: 57°13′N 21°40′E / 57.217°N 21.667°E / 57.217; 21.667Country LatviaDistrictVentspils districtTown rights1557Area • Total5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi) • Land5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) • Water0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi)Population (2026) • Total809 • Density151/km2 (392/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal codeLV-3620Calling code+371 636WebsiteOfficial website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-28) Piltene (pronunciationⓘ; Livonian: Piltõn, Polish: Piltyń, German: Pilten) is a town in Ventspils Municipality, in the Courland region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 909. The ruins of Piltene Castle are located in Piltene. Population Historical populationYearPop.±% 1989 1,929— 2000 1,800−6.7% 2001 1,817+0.9% 2002 1,804−0.7% 2003 1,778−1.4% 2004 1,776−0.1%YearPop.±% 2005 1,738−2.1% 2006 1,736−0.1% 2007 1,717−1.1% 2008 1,705−0.7% 2009 1,683−1.3% 2016 964−42.7% Population (Year): 40,000 (1795)[citation needed] History Ruins of Piltene Ca