Saldus district

Saldus district
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Latvia
Capital	Balance
surface	1,683.3 km²
Residents	28,705 (2010)
density	17 inhabitants per km²
founding	2010
ISO 3166-2	LV-088
Website	www.saldus.lv (Latvian)
Janis Rozentāl's stone

Coordinates: 56 ° 40 ′  N , 22 ° 30 ′  E

The Saldus District (Saldus novads) is located in southwest Latvia in the historical Kurzeme countryside .

geography

The district borders with Lithuania . In 1999 a collective cemetery for those killed in the Second World War was opened in the Novadnieki municipality . It is the largest cemetery of its kind in the Baltic countries. Over 20,000 dead are buried there. Riverside Ciecere can Janis Rozentāls -Stein be visited. Well-known pictures of the painter were created here.

population

The district consists of the 15 parishes (pagasts) Ezere, Jaunauce, Jaunlutriņi, Kursīši, Lutriņi, Nīgrande, Novadnieki, Pampāļi, Ruba, Saldus Land, Šķēde, Vadakste, Zaņa, Zirņi, Zvārde and the administrative center of Saldus City . 28,705 inhabitants (2010) live in the Saldus district.

Web links

Commons : Saldus district  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Saldus district website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saldus war cemetery
2. ↑ Janis Rozentāls Stone