District of Pilten

56°43′N 21°36′E / 56.717°N 21.600°E / 56.717; 21.600Common languagesLatvian, GermanReligion LutheranismGovernmentMonarchyHistory 15851795

Preceded by	Succeeded by
Bishopric of Courland Duchy of Courland and Semigallia	Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Courland Governorate

The District of Pilten (Polish: Powiat piltyński, German: Kreis Pilten) was an autonomous district of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and also in union with the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.

History

The district was created after the death of Magnus, Duke of Holstein, it was incorporated into the Commonwealth on the basis of the Polish-Danish treaty from April 10, 1585, in Kronborg. The District was occupied by the Swedish troops from 1600 to 1611. After the Third Partition of Poland, the district became part of the Courland Governorate.^[1]

References

• "Piltyń i powiat piltyński". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 8. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1887. p. 145.

• "Hazenpot". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 3. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1882. p. 42.