-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Latvia »
- Ventspils Rajons » Piltene
Piltene Destination Guide
Explore Piltene in Latvia
Piltene in the region of Ventspils Rajons with its 1,103 inhabitants is a town in Latvia - some 93 mi or ( 150 km ) West of Riga , the country's capital city .
Current time in Piltene is now 07:50 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Riga " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Grizukrogs, Zlekas, Ziras, Ventspils, and Veltini. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Grizukrogs . Where to go and what to see in Piltene ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Bishopric of Courland
The Bishopric of Courland was the second smallest (4500 km) ecclesiastical state in the Livonian Confederation founded in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade. During the Livonian War in 1559 the bishopric became a possession of Denmark, and in 1585 sold by Denmark to Poland-Lithuania.
Located at 57.22 21.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Vārve parish
Vārve parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1916 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 125.442 km.
Located at 57.23 21.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ziras parish
Ziras parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 543 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 153.80 km.
Located at 57.17 21.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tārgale parish
Tārgale parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 1956 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 364.19 km.
Located at 57.33 21.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Zlēkas parish
Zlēkas parish is an administrative unit of the Ventspils municipality, Latvia. The parish has a population of 577 (as of 1/07/2010) and covers an area of 107.155 km.
Located at 57.12 21.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Historical Weather
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.