| Baláže | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Banská Bystrica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Baláže in the Banská Bystrica Region |
| Coordinates: | 48.8167°N 31°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Robert Chaban |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1529 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.21[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.49 |
| Elevation M: | 538[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,765 |
| Population Total: | 230[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 15.86[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6.12 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 976 11 |
| Area Code: | +421 48 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BB |
| Website: | www.balaze.sk |
Baláže (German: Lipscherseifen; Hungarian: Balázs) is a village and municipality in the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
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.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).