Balog nad Ipl'om (; ) (1232 ''Bolug'', 1351 ''Balogh'') is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Veľký Krtíš District
Veľký Krtíš District (''okres Veľký Krtíš'') is a district in
the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was split between the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Hont and Nógrád.
Municipalities
* Balog nad ...
of the
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region (, ; , ) is one of the eight regions of Slovakia. It is the largest of the eight regions by area, and has a lower population density than any other region. The Banská Bystrica Region was established in 1923; its bord ...
of southern
Slovakia
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.
History
In
historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1232 when the
King of Hungary
The King of Hungary () was the Monarchy, ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (''Magyarország apostoli királya'') was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 ...
,
Andrew II gave the village to
Zvolen
Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the ...
(Zólyom) town. After, for four centuries it belonged to local noble family Baloghy (Balogov). From 1939 to 1944 it belonged to
Hungary
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again.
Notable births
*
Béla Pásztor, mayor of
Veresegyház
Veresegyház is a town in Gödöllő district, Pest county, Hungary.
Location
This village first appeared as Vesereghatz in maps made by Hungarian clerk Lazarus Secretarius between 1510 and 1520. The town lies in the Gödöllő-Hills near ...
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Greater Fatra, Veľká Fatra, and t ...
().
* Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1771-1895
* Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1721-1750, 1784-1862
* Census records 1869 of Balog_nad_Iplom are not available at the state archive.
See also
*
List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individu ...
References
External links
Official homepage of the village Balog nad Ipľom*https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
*http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/balognadiplom/balog-nad-iplom.html
Villages and municipalities in Veľký Krtíš District
Municipalities in Slovakia where Hungarian is an official language
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