Saldus

city and capital of Saldus Municipality, Latvia
Place city_under_municipality_jurisdiction_in_latvia Q744247
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Saldus

Summary

Saldus is a city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[1]. Saldus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Saldus is located in Saldus Municipality[3].
  • Saldus is in the country of Latvia[4].
  • Saldus is on the body of water Ciecere River[5].
  • Saldus is on the body of water Q50049513[6].
  • Saldus is on the body of water Saldus Ezers[7].
  • Saldus's instance of is recorded as city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[8].
  • Saldus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Villebon-sur-Yvette[9].
  • Saldus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stargard[10].
  • Saldus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mažeikiai[11].
  • Saldus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liederbach am Taunus[12].
  • Saldus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Šilutė[13].
  • Saldus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sankt Andrä[14].
  • Saldus's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lidingö[15].
  • Saldus's postal code is recorded as LV-3801[16].
  • Saldus's Commons category is recorded as Saldus[17].
  • 1917 marks the founding of Saldus[18].
  • Saldus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.666666666667, 'lon': 22.493611111111}[19].
  • Saldus's official website is recorded as http://www.saldus.lv/en[20].
  • Saldus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saldus[21].
  • Saldus has a population of {'amount': '+10627'}[22].
  • Saldus has a population of {'amount': '+10311'}[23].
  • Saldus has a population of {'amount': '+9937'}[24].
  • Saldus has a population of {'amount': '+9775'}[25].
  • Saldus has a population of {'amount': '+9679'}[26].
  • Saldus has a population of {'amount': '+9520'}[27].

Body

Geography

Saldus is in the country of Latvia[4]. Saldus is located in Saldus Municipality[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Ciecere River[5], a river[28], in Latvia[29]; Q50049513[6], a river[30], in Latvia[31]; and Saldus Ezers[7], a bathing site[32], in Latvia[33].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.1'}[34], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.101535'}[35], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.11'}[36], and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.70'}[37]. Saldus sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+95'}[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+10627'}[22], {'amount': '+10311'}[23], {'amount': '+9937'}[24], {'amount': '+9775'}[25], {'amount': '+9679'}[26], and {'amount': '+9520'}[27].

Designation and Status

Saldus's instance of is recorded as city under municipality jurisdiction in Latvia[8].

History and Context

1917 marks the founding of Saldus[18].

Why It Matters

Saldus has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Saldus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . mazeikiai.lt. mazeikiai.lt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. pmlp.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.csb.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.csb.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . data.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . data.stat.gov.lv. Retrieved . data.stat.gov.lv. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+10627'}, {'amount': '+10311'}, {'amount': '+9937'} +31
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 9,686"
  2. 16d ago · Liinisx · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.1'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.101535'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.11'} +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P2046]]: 10.11 square kilometre"
  3. 4w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 56.666666666667, 'lon': 22.493611111111}
    Twinned administrative body Villebon-sur-Yvette, Stargard, Mažeikiai +4
    Atvk id 0046210
    Country Latvia
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1203317"
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