Baldone
Baldone | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Riga street in Baldone | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Baldone Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°44.5′N 24°23.6′E / 56.7417°N 24.3933°E | |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Municipality | Ķekava Municipality |
| First mentioned | 1186 |
| Town rights | 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raimonds Audzers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,711 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| 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 |
Baldone (; German: Baldohn) is a town in the Ķekava Municipality, which is located in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The town is famous for its sulfur water springs and was a spa resort.
Viktors Arājs was born here in 1910.
Gallery
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Mercendarbes manor -
Observatory in Baldone -
Baldones luthenaruan churck and the red army brother graveyard -
Baldone horse wagon -
Walking route with paintings in the forest -
Baldones sanatorium park -
Kannenieku brother cemetery -
Red army graves in Mežvidu brother cemetery -
Kausezers -
Riekstukalns
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Notable people
[edit]- Astra Klovāne (born 1944), chess player
- Zigurds Lanka (born 1960), chess player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "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 19 June 2024.
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