Pilskalne Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality Explained

Pilskalne Parish
Native Name:	Pilskalnes pagasts
Native Name Lang:	lv
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Subdivision Type:	Country
Established Title:	Formed
Seat Type:	Centre
Seat:	Pilskalne
Leader Title:	Mayor
Area Total Km2:	124.69
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	1179
Population As Of:	2010
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code

Pilskalne Parish (Latvian: Pilskalnes pagasts) is an administrative unit of Augšdaugava Municipality in the Selonia region of Latvia (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)^[2]
  • Doļnaja – 167 inhabitants (2000)^[3]
• 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 Latvians, 127 (9,7%) were Russians and 127 (9,7%) were Poles.^[4]

External links

• Pilskalne parish

Notes and References

1. http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/dokuments/2010/ISPV_Pasvaldibas_iedzivotaju_skaits_pagasti.pdf The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government of the Republic of Latvia
2. Web site: Database of placenames. Latvian. 14 December 2010.
3. Web site: Database of placenames. Latvian. 14 December 2010.
4. Book: Latvijas pagasti. Enciklopēdija. 2. 2001–2002. Preses nams. Riga. Latvian. 9984-00-412-0.