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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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Sokółka
- Located in
- Sokolsky Uyezd
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +17616
- Area
- +18.61
- Capital of
- Sokółka County
- Official website
- www.sokolka.pl
- Image
- Sokółka, zespół kościoła par. p.w. św. Antoniego, 2 poł. XIX 01.jpg
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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.