Blīdene (earlier also Blīdiene, Lielblīdiene) is a village in

Blīdene Parish Blīdene (earlier also Blīdiene, Lielblīdiene) is a village in Blīdene Parish, Saldus Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It is the parish center. The village has formed on the Blīdene river shores and A3 highway. Blīdene is ...

Saldus Municipality Saldus (; german: Frauenburg) is a Latvian town located in Courland ( lv, Kurzeme) and is the main town, and the central location in Saldus Municipality. The name Saldus has been noted in historical sources as far back as the mid-13th century, but ...

in the

Courland Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. ...

region of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. It is the parish center. The village has formed on the Blīdene river shores and A3 highway. Blīdene is It is 23 km away from the Municipality center

Saldus Saldus (; german: Frauenburg) is a Latvian town located in Courland ( lv, Kurzeme) and is the main town, and the central location in Saldus Municipality. The name Saldus has been noted in historical sources as far back as the mid-13th century, but ...

, 15 km away from the nearest town

Brocēni Brocēni (; german: Brotzen) is a town in Saldus Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The town is situated along the river Ciecere, near lake Cieceres, which contains a large deposit of limestone, which is used in the manufacturing of c ...

and 98 km from the capital

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

History

The village was formed near the former Lielblīdenes Manor ''(Groß-Blieden)'' center. During the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Blīdene was

Kolkhoz A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz., a contraction of советское хозяйство, soviet ownership or ...

«Soviet Latvia» (later

Sovkhoz A sovkhoz ( rus, совхо́з, p=sɐfˈxos, a=ru-sovkhoz.ogg, abbreviated from ''советское хозяйство'', "sovetskoye khozyaystvo (sovkhoz)"; ) was a form of state-owned farm in the Soviet Union. It is usually contrasted wit ...

«Blīdene») village. Blīdene has a parish management, elementary school, kindergarten, culture house, library,

family doctor Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a primary ...

and many small stores. Lielblīdene manor construction is a local importance monument of cultural history. Sculptor Karl Hans Bernewitz was born in Blīdene.

References

Saldus Municipality Villages in Latvia {{Courland-geo-stub