Saldus

Saldus is a Latvian town located in Courland and is the main town, and the central location in Saldus Municipality. The name Saldus has been noted in historical sources as far back as the mid-13th century, but the founding year is considered to be 1856, and it gained town rights in 1917.The city is almost precisely in between Riga and Liepāja (slightly closer to ‘Liepāja’, than Riga. River Ciecere flows through Saldus, and it is a tributary to one of Latvia’s biggest rivers Venta.The city is often referred to as "the Bowl of Courland". This is because of a famous quote by Māris Čaklais: "A drop of honey in the bowl of Courland". The reasoning behind the quote is the fact that from a high point, the city looks like a crater.

As of January 2019, Saldus is the 17th-largest city in Latvia according to population data. In 2019 the town had a population of 9937.