Hriňová (German: Hrinau; Hungarian: Herencsvölgy) is a town in the Detva District of central Slovakia.

[4] Slovak: chren - a horseradish, dialect: hriň (noun), hriňová (fem.

The town is located on the Slatina river, under the Poľana mountains.

At first, the town was a part of Detva municipality, which arose in the 17th century.

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