Baldone (; german: Baldohn) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in
Ķekava Municipality
Ķekava Municipality ( lv, Ķekavas novads) is a municipality in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Baloži town, Daugmale Parish and Ķekava Parish, the administrative centre being Ķekava.
On 1 July 2021, Ķekava Municipal ...
in the
Semigallia
Semigallia, also spelt Semigalia, ( lv, Zemgale; german: Semgallen; lt, Žiemgala; pl, Semigalia; liv, ZemgÄl) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located in the south of the Daugava river and the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. ...
region of
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, LeÅ£mÅ), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, LeÅ£mÅ VabÄmÅ, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
. 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 a distinct "rotten egg" smell. This condition has different purposes in culture varying to health and implications to plumbing.
Chemical compo ...
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. The Ara ...
was born there in 1910.
Gallery
File:Mercendarbes muiža.jpg, Mercendarbes manor
File:Baldones observatorija.JPG, Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. H ...
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
See also
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List of cities in Latvia
There are 7 cities ( lv, Republikas pilsētas, "republican cities") and 81 towns ( lv, Novada pilsētas, "municipality towns") in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architec ...
References
Towns in Latvia
Populated places established in 1991
1991 establishments in Latvia
Ķekava Municipality
Semigallia
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