Prosyanka (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Last modified: 2004-07-31 by dov gutterman
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from Ukrainian Heraldry website

• The Gonfalon
• Coat of Arms
• The Village

See also:

• Ukraine
• Kharkiv County
• Kupyansk District

Other sites:

• kupyansk-rayon.osp.com.ua

The Gonfalon

"It is square panel with the emblem colors and figures."
Source: Ukrainian Heraldry website
Dov Gutterman, 7 March 2004

Coat of Arms

from Ukrainian Heraldry website

"Shield per fess by vert and or. In the first field is an or branch of millet. In the second field is an mutton cap with gules ending. The arms is edged by decorative cartouche and decorated by a rural crown.
Millet is the village name symbol. The mutton cap means successful and useful conducting sheep breeding in village."
Source: Ukrainian Heraldry website
Dov Gutterman, 7 March 2004

The Village

"The name occurs from millet (proso). The first settlers arrived here in the late spring, when the terms of crop and planting had gone. All lands have sowed millet which has had time to yield a crop. Inhabitants are famous also for the skill to conduct sheep breeding and to sew casings and caps.&q