Hrochoť

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

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.

The village mostly preserves its architecture from the beginning of the 20th century, consisting of typical wooden houses.

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