Saldus Municipality (2009–2021) ( lv, Saldus novads) was 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,
Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by
merging
Merge, merging, or merger may refer to:
Concepts
* Merge (traffic), the reduction of the number of lanes on a road
* Merge (linguistics), a basic syntactic operation in generative syntax in the Minimalist Program
* Merger (politics), the com ...
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 ...
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 ...
,
Ezere Parish,
Jaunauce Parish,
Jaunlutriņi Parish,
Kursīši Parish,
Lutriņi Parish,
Nīgrande Parish,
Novadnieki Parish,
Pampāļi Parish,
Ruba Parish,
Saldus Parish,
Šķēde Parish,
Vadakste Parish
Vadakste Parish ( lv, Vadakstes 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 ...
,
Zaņa Parish,
Zirņi Parish and
Zvārde Parish, the administrative centre being Saldus. On July 1, 2021 the municipality was merged with
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 ...
. The population in 2020 was 21,587.
Population
Patron of the University of Latvia
Saldus municipality was 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.
Twin towns — sister cities
Saldus is
twinned with:
*
Mažeikiai
Mažeikiai (; Samogitian: ''Mažeikē''; lv, Mažeiķi) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 43,547, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania. The city is the administrative center of M ...
, Lithuania
*
Nevarėnai, Lithuania
*
Šilutė
Šilutė (, previously ''Šilokarčiama'', german: link=no, Heydekrug), is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County, Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of ...
, Lithuania
*
Paide
Paide is a town in Estonia and the capital of Järva County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
Etymology
Paide's German name ''Weißenstein'' (originally ''Wittenstein'' or ''Wittensten'' in Low German) means "white stone". This name was de ...
, Estonia
*
Stargard, Poland
*
Florești, Moldova
*
Lidingö
Lidingö, also known in its definite form ''Lidingön'' and as ''Lidingölandet'', is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2010, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 31,561. It is ...
, Sweden
*
Liederbach am Taunus
Liederbach am Taunus is a town in Hesse, Germany with 8500 inhabitants. It is situated west of downtown Frankfurt am Main.
Twin towns
Liederbach is twinned to the following towns:
* , Germany
*
Sankt Andrä
) is a town in the district of Wolfsberg in Carinthia in Austria. It is named after Saint Andrew.
Landmarks
The main church is the former Saint Andrew's Cathedral, until 1829 the bishop's seat of the Diocese of Lavant
The Diocese of Lavant(tal) ...
, Austria
*
Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad ( rus, Се́ргиев Поса́д, p=ˈsʲɛrgʲɪ(j)ɪf pɐˈsat) is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population:
It was previously known as ''Sergiyev Posad'' (unt ...
, Russia
*
Tsqaltubo
Tskaltubo ( ka, წყალტუბო in English also commonly referred to as "Tskaltubo") is a spa resort in west-central Georgia. It is the main town of the Tsqaltubo Municipality of the Imereti province. It is known for its radon-carbona ...
, Georgia
*
Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
*
Volda
Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Bjørke, and ...
, Norway
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Latvia
References
Former municipalities of Latvia
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