Hrochoť (Hungarian: Horhát) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.[4]
Hrochoť
Horhát | |
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 Lutheran church in Hrochoť | |
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  Hrochoť Location of Hrochoť in the Banská Bystrica Region  Hrochoť Location of Hrochoť in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 19°19′E / 48.67°N 19.32°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Banská Bystrica District |
| First mentioned | 1424 |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.74 km2 (13.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,433 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 976 37[2] |
| Area code | +421 48[2] |
| Car plate | BB |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe 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.[5] There are also other meanings of the word.
Economy
editIt 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
edit- ^ "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 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". 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.
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