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SALDUS TOWN

Region : Kurzeme
Municipality : Saldus

Official blazon
Latvian	Zilā laukā sudraba koka pils ar trīs torņiem uz tādas pašas pamatnes.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1925.

Saldus, initially called Ciecere, is first mentioned in the 13^th century. It was a small wooden castle of Kurši or Zemgali in the almost unsettled district. In 1411 Germans built here a castle, Frauenburg, called Sieva by Latvian inhabitants.

The Northern war (1700-1721) and plague destructed the castle and town and left only small manor, later renamed to Saldus. The town revival took over a century. In 1917 town rights were granted.

The arms show a wooden castle, a symbol for the origin of the town.