Saldus Municipality (2009–2021)
Municipality of Latvia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
|
Flag  Coat of arms | |
 | |
| 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 | 13.063/km2 (33.833/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
| 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
Since 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
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
