| Donovaly | |
| Other Name: | Dóval |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica District |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Donovaly in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Donovaly in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.88°N 19.23°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Miroslav Daňo |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1618 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.50 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 972 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 285 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 976 39 |
| Area Code: | +421 48 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BB |
Donovaly (hu|Dóval) is a village in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.[4] Being situated in an important pass between the mountains of Veľká Fatra and Starohorské vrchy, on the route connecting Banská Bystrica with Ružomberok, it became a prominent centre of winter and summer sports.
Donovaly was founded in the early 17th century. During World War II, it became an important center of the anti-German Resistance.
Donovaly is a part of Low Tatras National Park, and it hosts one of the biggest and most popular ski resorts in Slovakia. Elevation is between 910 – 1,402 m, and there are more than 11 km of ski slopes, 17 lifts and elevators. In 2006, the Telemix lift by POMA, France – the 3rd of this kind in the world – was installed.It consists of 6 seated lift chairs, and 8 seated cabins, so the skiers can choose how they will go up to the top.Winter season starts from end of November and lasts until late March, beginning of April. It is also renowned for its dogsled racing championships.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"