Salesian priests were invited to Sokolow by urban authorities in July 1925. In accordance with charismatic of the congregation, founded in 1859 by Fr. the aim of which was care and bringing up young people, especially poor, they were to hold a grammar school in Sokolow. Monastic House of the …
General Fr. Stanislaw Brzoska (1834-1865), is one of the most famous heroes of the January Uprising. He acted in the vicinity of Sokolow Podlaski, where he struggled against the enemy for very long time. Captured with his aide-de-campe Franciszek Wilczynski, Stalislaw Brzoska was imprisoned and sentenced to death. Both were …
The railway station was constructed approximately 1890, shortly after siedlecko-malkinska railway line, representing a section of Warszawa-Terespol iron road, was run. It is known that this line was started in 1887, and it had – in addition end stations – two middle stations (Sokołow and Telaki) and three stops (Podniesno, …
The first church in Sokolow was founded on 12th May 1415 by Mikolaj Sepienski, owner of the property, adviser and secretary of Duke Witold. On 3rd October 1424, Wlodzimierz bishop Grzegorz erected and equipped the parish in tithe of Sokolow and surrounding villages. After the Sepienscy family, owners of Sokolow …
Wooden church of St. Roch in Sokolow is now located at St. Roch Street, joining Węgrowska Street and Wiejska Street. It was moved to this place in 1980 from Kosowska Street. Legend connects temple erection with epidemic, which decimated the population of Sokolow. One of them, coming back at night …
The Hirschmann family constructed the sugar factory in Sokolow-Przezdziatka. It was family of manufacturers from Warsaw, of German origin, of evangelical religion. The family specialized in household chemicals. At Solec street in Warsaw the Hirschman family run chemical factory (mainly of soap and candles), with subsidiary in Tarchomin. August Hirschman …
The oldest record of Przezdziatka come from the beginning of the 15th century, when Lithuanian Grand Duke Witold provided Sokołów together with the adjacent villages and farmlands to his secretary Mikolaj Sepienski, of Novina herb. In 1415, the village was included into the first church of St. Michael Archangel and …