| Hrochoť | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Banská Bystrica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hrochoť in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.6667°N 38°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1296 |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.74[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.41 |
| Elevation M: | 622[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 2,041 |
| Population Total: | 1445[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 41.69[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.10 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 976 37 |
| Area Code: | +421 48 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | BB |
Hrochoť (Hungarian: Horhát) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.[5]
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.
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.