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{{Short description|Village in Latvia}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Blīdene
| image_skyline            = Blīdenes_krogs.jpg
| image_alt                = Blīdene pub
| image_caption            = Blīdene pub
| pushpin_map              = Latvia
| coordinates              = {{coord|56|42|0.83|N|22|41|12.40|E}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|Latvia}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[Municipalities of Latvia|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Saldus Municipality (2021–present)|Saldus Municipality]]
| population_total         = 342
| postal_code              = LV-3852 Blīdene
| postal_code_type         = Postal details
| subdivision_type2        = [[Blīdene parish|Parish]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Blīdene parish]]
}}
'''Blīdene''' (earlier also Blīdiene, Lielblīdiene)<ref>{{Cite web |title="Vietvārdu datubāze: Informācija par Blīdeni" |url=https://vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv/vv/to_www_obj.objekts?p_id=23747}}</ref> is a village in [[Blīdene Parish]], [[Saldus Municipality (2021–present)|Saldus Municipality]] in the [[Courland]] region of [[Latvia]]. It is the parish center. The village has formed on the Blīdene river shores and [[A9 (Latvia)|A9]] highway.
It is 23&nbsp;km away from the Municipality center [[Saldus]], 15&nbsp;km away from the nearest town [[Brocēni]] and 98&nbsp;km from the capital [[Riga]].
== History ==
The village was formed near the former Lielblīdenes Manor ''(Groß-Blieden)'' center. During the [[Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940|Soviet occupation of Latvia]], Blīdene was [[Kolkhoz]] «Soviet Latvia» (later [[Sovkhoz]] «Blīdene») village. Blīdene has a parish management, elementary school, kindergarten, culture house, library, [[family doctor]] and many small stores. Lielblīdene manor construction is a local importance monument of cultural history.
Sculptor [[Karl Hans Bernewitz]] was born in Blīdene.
== References ==
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[[Category:Populated places in Saldus Municipality]]
[[Category:Villages in Latvia]]
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