Hrochoť

Hrochoť () is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Hrochoť
Slovak place.other_name: Horhát
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: 601-47-0 9877 Hrochoť-kostol.jpg
Slovak place.image_caption: Lutheran church in Hrochoť
Slovak place.image_flag: Hrochot-banska bystrica-flag.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Banská Bystrica District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption

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Hrochoť () is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

==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. There are also other meanings of the word.