Sokółka

Sokółka
Neoclassical Church of St. Anthony
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	16-100
Vehicle registration	BSK
Website	www.sokolka.pl

Sokółka (pronounced

The settlement was founded as a royal village located on the route connecting

In the Third Partition of Poland, in 1795, the town was annexed by Prussia, and in 1807 it passed to the Russian Partition of Poland. In 1861, Walery Wróblewski came to Sokółka and founded a secret organization in preparation for a Polish uprising, which broke out in 1863.^[2] He was one of the main organizers of the January Uprising in the territory between Białystok and Grodno.^[2] He organized an insurgent unit and commanded in many battles in the region, and eventually became one of the leaders of the uprising for the entire Białystok and Grodno regions.^[2] Sokółka was one of the sites of Russian executions of Polish insurgents during the January Uprising.^[3]

In 1873 Sokolka was the birtplace of Alexander Bogdanov, polymath and revolutionary, who was a serious rival to Lenin for leadership of the Bolshevik Party in its early years.

Following World War I, in 1918, Poland regained independence and control of the town.

In the course of the

The sights of Sokółka include the Museum of Sokółka Land (Muzeum Ziemi Sokólskiej), historic townhouses and the historic churches: the Catholic church of St. Anthony built in a neoclassical style in 1848, and the St. Alexander Newski's Orthodox Church from 1830.[1]

Sokółka is located on the S19 highway, parts of which (including the local part) are still under construction (as of 2021). There is also a train station in the town.

Sports

The local football club is Sokół Sokółka. It competes in the lower leagues.

Twin towns—sister cities

Sokółka is

• Rochlitz, Germany
• Šalčininkai, Lithuania

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