Saldus District
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Saldus District was an administrative division
Districts of Latvia
||Before July 1, 2009 Latvia was divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:...

 of Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

, located in Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...

 region, in the country's west.

Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

Cities and parishes

  • Saldus
    Saldus
    Saldus is a Latvian town located in Courland and is main town in Saldus District. As of 2005, the town has a population of 12,707.The year 1856 is considered as foundation of Saldus town when the board of Domens' decided to establish a trade center...

     city
  • Brocēni
    Broceni
    Brocēni is a town in southern Latvia along the river Ciecere in the Brocēni municipality. The town is near lake Ciecere, which contains a large deposit of limestone, which is used in the manufacture of cement. During the Second World War, a cement and slate factory was built in the town. It is...

     town
  • Ezeres parish
  • Gaiķu parish
  • Jaunauces parish
  • Jaunlutriņu parish
  • Kursīšu parish
  • Lutriņu parish
  • Nīgrandes parish
  • Novadnieku parish
  • Pampāļu parish
  • Rubas parish
  • Saldus parish
  • Šķēdes parish
  • Vadakstes parish
  • Zaņas parish
  • Zirņu parish
  • Zvārdes parish

Culture

Zvērā
Zvērā
Zvērā is an annual non-commercial rock music festival held near Lašupe, former Saldus District, Latvia.-External links:* http://www.zverafest.lv* http://www.myspace.com/zvera_fest...

 is an annual non-commercial rock music festival
Rock festival
A rock festival, or a rock fest, is a large-scale rock music concert, featuring multiple acts.The first rock festivals were put on in the late 1960s and were important socio-cultural milestones. In the 1980s a minor resurgence of festivals occurred with charity as the goal.Today, they are often...

 held near Lašupe, former Saldus District, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

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