Baloň

Baloň
Balony
village
Baloň is located in Slovakia
Baloň
Location of the village
Coordinates: 47°50′00″N 17°40′00″E / 47.83333°N 17.66667°E / 47.83333; 17.66667
Country Slovakia
RegionTrnava
DistrictDunajská Streda
First written mention1252
Government
 • MayorFrigyes Matus[2][3] (Party of the Hungarian Coalition)
Area
 • Total16.07[4] km2 (6.20[4] sq mi)
Elevation
111[5] m (364[5] ft)
Population
 (2021)[6]
 • Total731[1]
 • Estimate 
(2008)
756
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians94,01%
 • Slovaks5,31%
Time zoneUTC+1 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)
Postal Code
930 08[5]
Area code+421 31[5]

Baloň (Hungarian: Balony, pronounced [ˈbɒloɲ]) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 111 metres (364 ft) and covers an area of 16.073 km2 (6.206 sq mi). It has a population of about 756 people.

History

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In the late of 9th century, the territory of Baloň became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1252. It was part of Győr County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Baloň once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Genealogical resources

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The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave).

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1734-1898 (parish A)
  • Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): ????-???? (parish in Győr, Hungary)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1810-1902 (parish B)
  • Census records 1869 of Balon are not available at the state archive.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ Election results 2006 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Local election 2010 results by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. ^ a b "Institute of Informatics and Statistics Election results 2006". Institute of Informatics and Statistics. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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