Hrochoť

Village in Slovakia

48°40′N 19°19′E / 48.667°N 19.317°E / 48.667; 19.317CountrySlovakiaRegionBanská BystricaDistrictBanská BystricaFirst mentioned1296Area

• Total34.74^[2] km² (13.41^[2] sq mi)Elevation

622^[3] m (2,041^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total1,445^[1]Postal code

976 37^[3]

Area code+421 48^[3]Car plateBB

Hrochoť (Hungarian: Horhát) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.^[5]

Etymology

The etymology is not completely clear. Slovak (dialect) hrochotať - to make a noise, hrochoť - a sharp noise sound (i.e. compare with Russian грохотать). Rudolf Krajčovič associates the name with pastoralism and the sound of the whip.^[6] There are also other meanings of the word.

Economy

It is one of the touristic startpoints to Poľana region. The village mostly preserves its architecture from the beginning of the 20th century, consisting of typical wooden houses. Many people work in the neighboring Zvolen.

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Hrochoť - Okres Banská Bystrica - E-OBCE.sk".
^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova (3). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 155.