The former Saldus Municipality (Latvian: Saldus novads) was a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging parts of the former Saldus District: Saldus town (municipal centre), Ezere Parish, Jaunauce Parish, Jaunlutriņi Parish, Kursīši Parish, Lutriņi Parish, Nīgrande Parish, Novadnieki Parish, Pampāļi Parish, Ruba Parish, Saldus Parish, Šķēde Parish, Vadakste Parish, Zaņa Parish, Zirņi Parish and Zvārde Parish.
Saldus Municipality
Saldus novads | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Latvia |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Centre | Saldus |
| Government | |
| • Council Chair | Māris Zusts (LZP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,682.86 km2 (649.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,641.11 km2 (633.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 41.75 km2 (16.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,438 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Website | saldus.lv |
On 1 July 2021 the municipality was merged with Brocēni Municipality into the new Saldus Municipality. The population in 2020 was 21,587.[3]
Population
edit| Territorial unit | Population (year) |
|---|---|
| Ezere parish | 1121 (2018)[4] |
| Jaunauce parish | 342 (2018) |
| Jaunlutriņi parish | 739 (2018) |
| Kursīši parish | 807 (2018) |
| Lutriņi parish | 1286 (2018) |
| Nīgrande parish | 1347 (2018) |
| Novadnieki parish | 1652 (2018) |
| Pampāļi parish | 597 (2018) |
| Ruba parish | 715 (2018) |
| Saldus | 10810 (2018) |
| Saldus parish | 1549 (2018) |
| Šķēde parish | 572 (2018) |
| Vadakste parish | 406 (2018) |
| Zaņa parish | 624 (2018) |
| Zirņi parish | 1564 (2018) |
| Zvārde parish | 385 (2018) |
Patron of the University of Latvia
editSince 2013, Saldus Municipality was a Silver Patron of the University of Latvia Foundation. The scholarship “Medusmaize” was 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 was to be provided throughout the bachelor's degree.[5]
Twin towns — sister cities
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Mažeikiai, Lithuania- Nevarėnai, Lithuania
- Šilutė, Lithuania
Paide, Estonia
Stargard, Poland
Florești, Moldova
Lidingö, Sweden
Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
Sankt Andrä, Austria
Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Tsqaltubo, Georgia
Villebon-sur-Yvette, France
Volda, Norway
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__ENV__DR__DRT/DRT010/. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia https://data.stat.gov.lv/pxweb/lv/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRS/IRD060/. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Saldus novada pašvaldība".
- ^ "Starptautiskā sadarbība". ezere.lv (in Latvian). Saldus novads. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
56°40′N 22°30′E / 56.667°N 22.500°E
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