Baldone
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Town in Latvia
Town in Ķekava Municipality, Latvia
Baldone | |
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Baldone is located in Latvia Baldone Baldone Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°44.5′N 24°23.6′E / 56.7417°N 24.3933°E / 56.7417; 24.3933 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Municipality | Ķekava Municipality |
| First mentioned | 1186 |
| Town rights | 1991 |
| 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 |
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Baldone (pronunciation i ; 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.
Viktors Arājs was born here in 1910.
Gallery
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Observatory in Baldone
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Baldones luthenaruan churck and the red army brother graveyard
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Baldone horse wagon
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Walking route with paintings in the forest
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Baldones sanatorium park
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Kannenieku brother cemetery
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Red army graves in Mežvidu brother cemetery
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Notable people
[edit ]- Astra Klovāne (born 1944), chess player
- Zigurds Lanka (born 1960), chess player
See also
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- ^ "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 19 June 2024.
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