Baldone (ⓘ; German: Baldohn) is a town in Ķekava Municipality, in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The town is famous for its sulfur water springs and was a spa resort. It is connected to the capital Riga by the P91 and P89 roads and the Ķekaviņa river flows through the town.
The town serves as the extra-territorial seat of Baldone Parish, which surrounds the town entirely.
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Baldone horse wagon -
Walking route with paintings in the forest -
Baldone Sanatorium park -
Kannenieki WWII brothers’ cemetery -
Red Army graves in Mežvidi Brothers’ Cemetery -
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Notable people
- Viktors Arājs (born 1910), holocaust perpetrator
- Astra Klovāne (born 1944), chess player
- Zigurds Lanka (born 1960), chess player
See also
References
- ^ “Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā”. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ “Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)”. Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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