Baloň is a village in Mezzičilíz, which has 740 inhabitants. The former property of Györ Castle is mentioned in a document from 1252 under the name Villa Bolon. The document therefore mentions the village as the property of the Rab diocese. The former property of the Rab castle in 1284, King Ladislav IV. donated to the bell ringers and subjects of the Bishop of Rab, later they could also acquire property here and secular persons. In 1453, Ján Hunyadi confirmed the privileges granted to the Balloons by Stephen I, according to which they did not have to pay tithes or taxes. In documents from 1544 and 1565, the village is mentioned as part of the Rab castle, but in the census from 1609 it is listed as the property of the Rab canon and this state lasted until the beginning of the 19th century. The village used to be a captain's bell-ringer, who used to go to Györ until the middle of the 16th century. In the 16th century the village was destroyed by the Turks and later in 1809 by Napoleon's troops.
Until the 18th century, the territory of Baloň was marshy, its original population was engaged in fishing, which is also indicated by the coat of arms of the village. They caught the fish caught on the markets in Györ, Bratislava and Vienna. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was written about the village: “Ballony is a small Hungarian village on the island of Rab in the district of Tó-Sziget-Csilizköz. It is located 4 km from the Danube, is the seat of the district notary's office and has 117 inhabitants of the Catholic faith in 117 houses. "
Balloon is rightly proud of an active sports life, as evidenced by the local football team and table tennis department. Attractions in the village include a classicist church built in 1835 and a municipal house built in 1997.
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