Category: City
The Katyn Oak Alley
Jews from Sokolow
A large number of Jews lived in Sokolow. City inventories clearly noted a significant number of them here. Old-monks appeared in the city in the 16th century, together with flow of wide range of people in particular to private cities in Podlasie, which, as opposed to royal centres, did not …
Ghetto in Sokolow
Sokołów Podlaski – the oldest city in Podlasie
Sokołow Podlaski is the oldest city in the historic Podlasie. Grand Duke Witold called himself Aleksander, as privilege written in Latin in Grodno on 20th April 1424, expressed: taking into account and in assessing accurate and continuous service, very attentive to us, Mikolaj Sapienski, our secretary, we grant him and …
Orthodox Church in Sokolow
Catholic cemetery
The oldest Catholic cemetery was situated around the parish church at Koscielna street. In the vicinity another cemetery was established, however, establishment date is not recorded in the sources. It was probably shortly before 1836, because parish goods of this time described parish cemeteries as follows: Cemetery is one at …
Uniate-Orthodox Cemetery
Other, non-existent currently place of burials was cemetery located at former orthodox church (non-existent) situated at so-called Russian Market, on the hill between today’s Dluga, Siedlecka and Repkowska Street, called Protection of Holy Virgin Mary. In 1757, cemetery was described as follows: there was wooden bell tower, with dome and …
Accommodation in Sokolow Podlaski
Gastronomy in Sokolow
Bi Bi Asian Cuisine Bar, Wolnosci 46A Street, phone 733 905 209, 797 455 358 “Sokol” Refreshments Bar, Kupientynska 1 Street, mobile phone 693 385 428 Da Grasso Pizzeria, Wolnosci 18A Street, mobile phone 607 050 607 Dar-Gas Moto Bar, Wegrowska 12 Street, phone (25) 787 73 23 Heveliusz Bar, Orzeszkowej …