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Riga Old Town
A UNESCO-listed medieval old town with the finest collection of Art Nouveau architecture in the world, centered on charming cobblestone squares.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Ķekava, Latvia · Europe
Baloži works well as a base: 10 minutes from Mārupe, 41km from Ķemeri National Park.
Baloži is a town located in Ķekava, Latvia. With a population of 6,780, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Baloži sits in Latvia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Riga time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Baloži to your route.
Baloži (; German: Rollbusch) is a town in Ķekava Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, just 12 kilometres from the centre of Riga. In 2021, the city had a population of 6,746 people.
Baloži was founded soon after the Second World War; as a village at the time, it was developed for the nearby peat factoryRead more
workers. The oldest part of the town is built in a Stalinist style. During the 1970s, territory of the village was expanded towards the A7 highway. During the 1980s, this part was built as a modern residential district and was called Titurga. In 1991, Baloži received town rights. After the Latvian administrative territorial reform of 2009, Baloži became part of the Ķekava Municipality, and thus became one of the few Latvian towns which are not municipal centres.
Baloži is defined by Latvian law as a part of the region of Vidzeme.
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Baloži is located in Ķekava, Latvia, Europe. The coordinates are 56.8764 latitude, 24.1182 longitude.
Baloži has a population of approximately 6,780 people, making it a town in Latvia.
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landmark
A UNESCO-listed medieval old town with the finest collection of Art Nouveau architecture in the world, centered on charming cobblestone squares.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Medieval Lutheran cathedral in Riga's old town, the largest church in the Baltics, known for its large 19th-century pipe organ.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
The world's greatest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings, with over 800 ornate facades featuring elaborate sculptures, faces, and floral motifs.
9 km · about 15 min drive
beach
Latvia's premier seaside resort stretching along 33 kilometers of white sand beach, famous for its charming wooden Art Nouveau villas.
23 km · about 25 min drive
national park
A vast mosaic of raised bogs, sulphur springs and pine forest just west of Jūrmala. The Great Ķemeri Bog boardwalk winds past dark pools and dwarf pines to a viewing tower: magical at sunrise.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Latvia's grandest baroque palace designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, featuring opulent interiors and one of the finest French-style gardens in the Baltics.
52 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Castle complex combining a ruined Livonian Order fortress and a later ducal residence on a ridge between two rivers, with parking.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
The widest cave in the Baltics, a sandstone grotto with centuries of carved inscriptions, beside the Sigulda–Turaida road with parking.
55 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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