Sokołów Podlaski
Sokołów Podlaski is a town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is about 80 km (50 mi) east of Warsaw. The town is on the Cetynia river. It is in the historical area of Podlachia. Sokołów Podlaski is the capital of Sokołów County. The town was first settled in the 6th century. The town received its charter in 1424. In 2004, 18,434 people lived in Sokołów Podlaski. 18,481 people live there in 2010 and 18,720 in 2013.[1]
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| Coordinates: 52°24′24″N 22°14′47″E / 52.40667°N 22.24639°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Sokołów |
| Gmina | Sokołów Podlaski (urban gmina) |
| Town rights | 1424 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bogusław Jan Karakula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2013[2]) | |
| • Total | 18,720 |
| • Density | 1,070/km2 (2,771/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-300, 08–301 |
| Car plates | WSK |
| Website | http://www.sokolowpodl.pl |
Sokołów Podlaski Media
A pond in Sokołów Podlaski
Monument at the place of the execution of Polish insurgents by the Russians in 1865
Historic buildings of the Elżbietów sugar factory
Grave of Polish soldiers killed during the German invasion of Poland in September 1939
District court with the Don Bosco church tower in the background
References
- ↑ Ludność. Stan i struktura w przekroju terytorialnym (Stan w dniu 31 XII 2010 r.). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, 2011-06-10. ISSN 1734-6118.
- ↑ "Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014". Archived from the original on Feb 20, 2016. Retrieved Jul 31, 2020.
