Baldone (; ) is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Ķekava Municipality
Ķekava Municipality () is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Baloži town, Daugmale Parish and Ķekava Parish, the administrative centre being Ķekava.
On 1 July 2021, Ķekava Municipalit ...
, in the
Semigallia
Semigallia is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory is split between Latvia and Lithuania, previously inhabited by the Semigallian Baltic tri ...
region of
Latvia
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. The town is famous for its
sulfur water
Sulfur water (or sulphur water) is a condition where water is exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas, giving it a distinct "rotten egg" smell. This condition has different purposes in culture varying from health to implications for plumbing.
Chemical ...
springs and was a spa resort.
Viktors ArÄjs
Viktors ArÄjs (13 January 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a Latvian/Baltic German collaborator and Nazi SS SD officer who took part in the Holocaust during the German occupation of Latvia and Belarus as the leader of the Arajs Kommando, a col ...
was born here in 1910.
Gallery
File:Mercendarbes muiža.jpg, Mencendarbe Manor
Mercendarbe Manor, also called Mercendorf Manor and Mercendarbe Manor () is a manor house in the Baldone Parish of Ķekava Municipality, in the Semigallia region of Latvia.
History
Originally estate was owned by Peter von Biron (1724–1800), t ...
File:Baldones observatorija.JPG, Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysics, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed.
Th ...
in Baldone
File:Baldones luterÄņu baznÄ«ca un sarkanarmieÅ¡u brÄļu kapi.jpg, Baldones luthenaruan churck and the red army brother graveyard
File:The reconstructed cabin of horse tram in Baldone 01.jpg, Baldone horse wagon
File:Meža galerija 1.jpg, Walking route with paintings in the forest
File:Sanatorijas centrÄlÄ strÅ«klaka.jpg, Baldones sanatorium park
File:Kannenieku brÄļu kapi.jpg, Kannenieku brother cemetery
File:SarkanÄs armijas brÄļu kapi Mežvidos (1134 karavÄ«ri), Baldones pagasts, Baldones novads, Latvia - panoramio (3).jpg, Red army graves in Mežvidu brother cemetery
File:Mazais Kausezers.jpg, Kausezers
File:Riekstukalns - ogre11 - Panoramio.jpg, Riekstukalns
Notable people
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Astra KlovÄne
Astra KlovÄne ( Ä’rgle, born 13 October 1944 in Baldone) is a former Latvian chess player. Astra KlovÄne won the Latvian Chess Championship for women seven times - 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1977, and 1978. She won also the Latvian women sp ...
(born 1944), chess player
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Zigurds Lanka
Zigurds Lanka (born May 21, 1960 in Baldone) is a Latvian chess player. In chess, he received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1987 and Grandmaster (GM) in 1992. In correspondence chess, he earned the title of Correspondence Ch ...
(born 1960), chess player
See also
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List of cities in Latvia
There are 10 cities (, "state city", ) and 71 towns (, "municipality town", ) in Latvia.
By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architectural infrastructure and street grid, and have ...
References
Cities and towns in Semigallia
Populated places established in 1991
1991 establishments in Latvia
Populated places in Ķekava Municipality
Bauska county
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