Khorol

The first mention refers to 1083. The origin of the name comes from the river Khorol on which the town is situated.

The emblem of the Russian period

The emblem of the Russian period was confirmed on the 4th of June 1782. In a gules field an or saber and an arrow in cross with their sharp points down.

B.Kene project

At 01.05.1865 B.Kene worked out a project of a new emblem of the town. In an gules field the crossed argent overturned arrow and argent sword with or handle. In the canton there was an emblem of Poltavs'ka province.The shield is crown with an argent mauerkrone with three towers and frame with two or ears, which are twine with the ribbon of the Order of St.Alexander.