Facts About Horki
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Horki is a town in the Mogilev Region of Belarus, an administrative centre of Horki District.
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Horki was mentioned in written sources (“The Lithuanian Chronicles”) in 1544 as a village.
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On December 26, 1861, the Tsarist government ordered to change the status of the village to status of a town.
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During World War II, Horki was under German occupation from 12 July 1941 until 26 June 1944.
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Current emblem and the flag of the city approved by Presidential Decree 24 August 2006 “On establishing the official heraldic symbols of administrative and territorial units of Mogilev region.”
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The estimated population of Horki is 32,777.
