Baldone (; ) 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 river flows through the town.
The town serves as the extra-territorial seat of Baldone Parish, which surrounds the town entirely.
Gallery
File:Mercendarbes muiža.jpg|Mercendarbe Manor
File:Baldones observatorija.JPG|Baldone Observatory
File:Baldones luterāņu baznīca un sarkanarmiešu brāļu kapi.jpg|Baldone Lutheran church and the WWII Red Army brothers' cemetery
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 centrālā strūklaka.jpg|Baldone Sanatorium park
File:Kannenieku brāļu kapi.jpg|Kannenieki WWII brothers' cemetery
File:Sarkanās armijas brāļu kapi Mežvidos (1134 karavīri), Baldones pagasts, Baldones novads, Latvia - panoramio (3).jpg|Red Army graves in Mežvidi Brothers' Cemetery
File:Mazais Kausezers.jpg|Kausezers
File:Riekstukalns - ogre11 - Panoramio.jpg|Riekstukalns
Notable people
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Viktors Arājs (born 1910), holocaust perpetrator
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Astra Klovāne (born 1944), chess player
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Zigurds Lanka (born 1960), chess player
See also
