Title: Khorol City Status: The administrative center Khorol area. Is the administrative center Khorol City Council, which does not include other settlements. Location: Located on the banks of the river Khorol to 107 km. west of Poltava. Population: 14,700 thousand people Area: 7.45 square meters. km. Waterways: River Khorol, river Lagodinka. Founded: 1083 Historical note: Khorol first mentioned in chronicles of spiritual Vladimir Monomakh in 1083, the city was witness to the bloody clashes with the nomads of the Slavs. In the days of the Mongol-Tatar invasion Khorol, like all settlements Pereiaslav, Kiev region, was destroyed. After which the land Khorol in 1362 came under the authority of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Khorol revival begins in late 16 th century. Since 1648 - hundreds of village Myrgorod Regiment and remained in that status until the elimination of Hetman in 1764. In 1802 Khorol entered the province of Poltava, and was a district town. During the revolution in the early 20 th century occurred Horol rallies and demonstrations. In 1916 - 1917 year Horol was stationed eighth Ural Cossack Regiment. Khorol and the area occupied by Nazi troops from 13 September 1941 on September 18-23, 1943. Since 1965 there have been further changes in the administrative-territorial division and Khorol again became a district center in its current borders. Sightseeing: Assumption Church.