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Baláže

Municipality of Slovakia

Village in Slovakia

48°49′N 19°12′E / 48.817°N 19.200°E / 48.817; 19.200CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictBanská BystricaFirst mentioned1529Government

• MayorRobert ChabanArea

• Total14.21^[2] km² (5.49^[2] sq mi)Elevation

538^[3] m (1,765^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total230^[1]Postal code

976 11^[3]

Area code+421 48^[3]Car plateBBWebsitewww.balaze.sk

Baláže (German: Lipscherseifen; Hungarian: Balázs) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1529 (1529 Huttae Lyptyczae, 1531 Lyptzcicz, 1540 Lypschersaifen), when it belonged to a certain citizen Kolmann from Banská Bystrica. Later, it was sold to Lang, Glocknitzer, Petermann and Königsberger. From 1469 to 1546 it belonged to the noble family of Thurzo and the rich merchants Fuggers.

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1658-1786 (parish C), 1787-1896 (parish B)
Census records 1869 of Balaze are not available at the state archive.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.