Sokolov

town in the Czech Republic

Key facts

Country: Czech Republic
Region: Karlovy Vary
District: Sokolov
Mayor: Petr Kubis ( ANO )
Total: 22.92 km (8.85 sq mi)
Elevation: 401 m (1,316 ft)
Density: 955.8/km (2,476/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Postal code: 356 01
Website: www .sokolov .cz

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sokolov
Population: 22007
Area: 22.917462
Elevation: 401
Official website: www.sokolov.cz
Image: Sokolov zámek (4).JPG
Licence plate code: K

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Commons category: Sokolov
postal code: 356 01
time of earliest written record: 1279-01-17
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P6482: Sokolov
native label: Sokolov
number of houses: 1502
mean age: 43.2

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Sokolov ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈsokolof], until 1948 Falknov nad Ohří; German: Falkenau an der Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Ohře River in the Sokolov Basin, the region known for lignite mining. The most valuable monuments of Sokolov are the Church of Saint James the Great and Sokolov Castle.

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