Saldus district () was an
administrative division
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
of
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
, located in
Courland
Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...
region, in the country's west.
The district, previously a part of
Kuldīga county, was created during the
Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1949. The district was divided up during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009 into
Brocēni Municipality and
Saldus Municipality. In 2021 they were merged again into a
new Saldus Municipality.
Cities and parishes
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Saldus
Saldus (; , ) is a Latvian town located in Courland () region of Latvia, and the largest town in Saldus Municipality. The name Saldus has been noted in historical sources as far back as the mid-13th century, but the founding year for the establis ...
city
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Brocēni town
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Ezere Parish
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Gaiķi Parish
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Jaunauce Parish
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Jaunlutriņi Parish
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Kursīši Parish
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Lutriņi Parish
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Nīgrande Parish
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Novadnieki Parish
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Pampāļi Parish
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Ruba Parish
Ruba Parish () is an administrative unit of Saldus Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, alo ...
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Saldus Parish
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Šķēde Parish
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Vadakste Parish
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Zaņa Parish
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Zirņi Parish
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Zvārde Parish
Culture
Zvērā was an annual non-commercial
rock music festival held near
Lašupe,
Lutriņi Parish.
[Former Festival homepage: http://www.zvera.lv ]
References
Districts of Latvia
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