Balog nad Ipľom

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Municipal office

Balog nad Ipl'om (German: Bollig an der Eipel; Hungarian: Ipolybalog) (1232 Bolug, 1351 Balogh) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1232 when the King of Hungary, Andrew II gave the village to Zvolen (Zólyom) town. After, for four centuries it belonged to local noble family Baloghy (Balogov). From 1939 to 1944 it belonged to Hungary again.

Notable births

• Béla Pásztor, mayor of Veresegyház

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).

• 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

External links

• Official homepage of the village Balog nad Ipľom
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Balog_nad_Iplom
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/balognadiplom/balog-nad-iplom.html