Saldus Municipality ( lv, Saldus novads) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
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. ...
,
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 ...
. The municipality was formed in 2021 by
merging the former
Saldus Municipality and
Brocēni Municipality
Brocēni Municipality ( lv, Brocēnu novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. As of 2020, the population was 5,633.
History
The municipality was formed in 2001 by merging Blīdene parish, Remte parish and Brocēni town with its count ...
.
It contains 19 Parishes and 2 Towns:
Saldus town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
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Ezere Parish
Ezere Parish ( lv, Ezeres pagasts) is an administrative unit of 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 nam ...
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Jaunauce Parish,
Jaunlutriņi Parish,
Kursīši Parish
Kursīši Parish ( lv, Kursišu pagasts) is an administrative unit of Saldus Municipality, Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, L ...
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Lutriņi Parish,
Nīgrande Parish,
Novadnieki Parish
Novadnieki Parish ( lv, Novadnieku pagasts) is an administrative unit of 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 ...
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Pampāļi Parish
Pampāļu Parish ( lv, Pampāļu pagasts) is an administrative territorial entity of 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 ...
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Ruba Parish
Ruba Parish ( lv, Rubas pagasts) is an administrative unit of 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 Parish,
Šķēde Parish,
Vadakste Parish,
Zaņa Parish
Zaņa Parish ( lv, Zaņas pagasts) is an administrative unit of 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 nam ...
,
Zirņi Parish,
Zvārde Parish
Zvārde Parish ( lv, Zvārdes pagasts) is an administrative unit in the Eastern part of Saldus Municipality, Latvia. It borders with the Novadnieki, Kursīši, Ruba and Jaunauce parishes, Brocēni Municipality Ciecere and Blīdene parishes a ...
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Brocēni town,
Remte Parish,
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
...
,
Ciecere Parish,
Gaiķi Parish
Gaiķi Parish ( lv, Gaiķu pagasts) is an administrative unit of 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 n ...
.
The population in 2021 was 27 110.
The municipality has an international partnership with
Bakhmut urban hromada
Bakhmut urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Bakhmut.
It was founded on 26 June, 2019, from the merger of local village councils in Bakhmut Raion.
The hromada c ...
in
Ukraine
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.
Population
Patron of the University of Latvia
Saldus Municipality is a silver patron of the
University of Latvia Foundation. Supported the University of Latvia in 2013-2019, when it established a scholarship “Medusmaize”, which is intended for young people of their region who, after graduating from high school, start basic studies in one of the Latvian universities. If the criteria are met, support is provided throughout the bachelor's degree.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Latvia
The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021.
On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of ...
References
Municipalities of Latvia
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