Balon (other)
Balon may refer to: * Baloň, a village and municipality in the Trnava Region of southwest Slovakia * Balon (surname) * Balon Greyjoy, a character in ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' * Balon's ruffe, a species of freshwater ray-finned fish * ''Don Balón'', a Spanish weekly sports magazine See also * Ballon (other) Ballon may refer to: Places *Ballon, County Carlow (''Balana'' in Irish), a village in Ireland *Grand Ballon, the apex of the Vosges Mountains in France *Ballon, Charente-Maritime, France *Ballon, Sarthe, France Others *Ballon (ballet), the appe ...

Baloň
Baloň ( hu, Balony, ) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of and covers an area of . It has a population of about 756 people. History 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. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (b ...
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Balon (surname)
Balon is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Amanda Balon (born 1997), American actress * Claude Balon (1671–1744), French dancer and choreographer * Dave Balon (1938–2007), Canadian ice hockey player and coach * Eugene K. Balon (1930–2013), Polish Canadian and Czech zoologist and ichthyologist. * Halina Balon (born 1948), Polish fencer * Vladimir Balon (1937–2013), Soviet and Russian actor and fencer See also *Ballon (surname) Ballon is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Claude Ballon (1671–1744), French dancer and choreographer *Ellen Ballon (1898–1969), Canadian pianist *Hamelin de Ballon (c. 1060 – 1105/1106), early Norman Baron * Ian C. Ballon, I ...

Balon Greyjoy
George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty. The Great Houses of Westeros represent the Seven Kingdoms which exist on the continent: the North, the Iron Islands, the Vale of Arryn, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, and Dorne. A massive wall of ice and old magic separates the Seven Kingdoms from the largely unmapped area in the most northern portion of the continent. Each chapter is narrated in the third-person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character. Beginning with nine POV characters in ''A Game of Thrones'' (1996), a total of thirty-one such characters have narrated over the course of the first five volumes of the series. ...
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Balon's Ruffe
Balon's ruffe (''Gymnocephalus baloni''), also known as the Danube ruffe, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a ruffe, from the family Percidae which is native to the drainages of the Danube from delta to Germany and the Dnieper from delta to Kyiv and is expected to occur in the Dniester The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th .... It inhabits areas with sand or mud substrates. It is active at night and feeds on small invertebrates. This species can reach a length of SL. It is named after Polish-Canadian ichthyologist Eugene K. Balon (1930-2013). Subscription required References Gymnocephalus Freshwater fish of Europe Fish of Europe Fish described in 1974 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Percidae-stub ...
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Don Balón
''Don Balón'' is a Spanish weekly sports magazine specializing in Spanish and international football. The magazine was published in Barcelona between 1975 and 2011. It was distributed on five continents. Since 2011 ''Don Balón'' has been a fully digital media outlet. It is still considered one of the most influential football media outlets in the Spanish speaking world. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1975 by José María Casanovas, a very well known Spanish sport journalist, who had the idea of creating an internationally recognized sport magazine. In the same year he also founded the daily sport newspaper ''Sport'', which focuses on FC Barcelona. ''Don Balón'' had its headquarters in Barcelona. The magazine was published on a weekly basis and was a member of the European Sports Magazines association along with similar publications '' World Soccer'', ''Kicker'', and ''A Bola''. ''Don Balón'' published special magazine supplements every year on La Liga and ...
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