Baloň

Baloň
Balony
Baloň
Location of Baloň in the Trnava Region
Baloň
Location of Baloň in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°50′N 17°40′E / 47.83°N 17.67°E / 47.83; 17.67
Country Slovakia
Region Trnava Region
DistrictDunajská Streda District
First mentioned1252
Government
 • MayorFrigyes Matus (Party of the Hungarian Coalition)
Area
 • Total
16.07 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation111 m (364 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
735
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians94,01%
 • Slovaks5,31%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
930 08[2]
Area code+421 31[2]
Car plateDS
Websitewww.obecbalon.sk

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

Geography

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Institute of Informatics and Statistics". Archived from the original on 2011-02-26.