Zvārde Parish

Zvārde Parish (Latvian: Zvārdes pagasts) is an administrative unit in the Eastern part of Saldus Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia.

The territory of present-day Zvārde parish in the 19 century was divided between Jaunzvārde manor ( Gut Neu-Schwarden ), Ķerkliņi manor ( Gut Kerklingen ), Striķi manor ( Gut Stricken , Striķi), Veczvārde manor ( Gut Alt-Schwarden ).

In 1935, Kuldīga district Zvārde parish had an area of 214.1 km² and 3117 inhabitants.

In 1954, at the request of the Soviet Union Ministry of Defense, aviations Zvārde bombing range was established in most of the parish territory.

In 2009, the parish was included as an administrative territory Saldus Municipality.