Baldone
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Baldone | |
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Town | |
| Riga Street ('Rīgas iela') in Baldone Riga Street ('Rīgas iela') in Baldone | |
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Flag of Baldone Flag Coat of arms of Baldone Coat of arms | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia |
| Municipality | Ķekava Municipality |
| First mentioned | 1186 |
| Town rights | 1991 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
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• Total | 3,711 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | LV-2125 |
| Calling code | +371 67 |
| Number of city council members | 11 |
| Website | www |
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Baldone (Audio file "Lv-Baldone.ogg" not found; 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 seat of Baldone Parish, which surrounds the town entirely.
Gallery
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Baldone horse wagon
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Walking route with paintings in the forest
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Baldone Sanatorium park
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Kannenieki WWII brothers' cemetery
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Red Army graves in Mežvidi Brothers' Cemetery
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Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Viktors Arājs (born 1910), holocaust perpetrator
- Astra Klovāne (born 1944), chess player
- Zigurds Lanka (born 1960), chess player
See also
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