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Sokółka
Sign in to saveSokółka (; , ) is a town in northeastern Poland, seat of the Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is a busy rail junction located on the international Warsaw–Białystok–Grodno line, with additional connections which go to Suwałki and the Lithuanian border.
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Sokółka is a city in Poland, situated in the Podlasie region. It serves as the capital of Sokółka County and is located within Gmina Sokółka. The city has been part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire at various times. Its official name is also recorded as Саколка.
The city covers an area of 18.61 square kilometers and has an elevation of approximately 174 to 176 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 17,616 residents (8,436 male and 9,180 female) and another citing 19,079. Sokółka is twinned with Rochlitz and Šalčininkai. It uses the postal code 16-100 and the local dialing code 85.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sokółka
- Region
- województwo podlaskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 19,079
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sokółka
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sokółka, zespół kościoła par. p.w. św. Antoniego, 2 poł. XIX 01.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Neoclassical Saint Anthony of Padua Church in Sokółka
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Sokółka flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Sokółka COA.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 90px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Sokółka
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sokółka
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 15th century
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1609
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Sokółka (; , ) is a town in northeastern Poland, seat of the Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is a busy rail junction located on the international Warsaw–Białystok–Grodno line, with additional connections which go to Suwałki and the Lithuanian border.
== History == thumb|left|180px|Monument commemorating the 400th anniversary of receiving town rights The settlement was founded as a royal village located on the route connecting Knyszyn and Grodno. Sokółka was granted town rights by King Sigismund III Vasa in 1609. The town's layout with its central square is attributed to starost Antoni Tyzenhauz.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sokółka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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