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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; 17.66667Coordinates: 47°50′00″N 17°40′00″E / 47.83333°N 17.66667°E / 47.83333; 17.66667
Country  Slovakia
Region Trnava
District Dunajská Streda
First written mention 1252
Government
 • Mayor Frigyes Matus (Party of the Hungarian Coalition)
Area
 • Total 16.07 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation 111 m (364 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 735
 • Estimate (2008) 756
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians 94,01%
 • Slovakians 5,31%
Time zone EET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 930 08
Area code(s) +421 31

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

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.

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.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"


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