Sokolow is a city and municipality in the Mazowsze-Podlasie Lowland, the seat of Sokolow county. The city is located in the eastern part of the Mazowsze Viovodeship, 30 km north from Siedlce and 100 km east from Warsaw. It covers an area of 17.5 km² and is 19257 inhabitants live …
Erratic granite of circumference of 570 cm, height 145 cm, at the main entrance to the District Hospital, Pilsudski Street Oak, circumference – 282 cm, height 23 m, growing at Fr. Bosko 6 Street Elm, circumference – 350 cm, growing at Bulwar Street, adjacent to the existing Mazur pond, behind …
The square named after Adam Mickiewicz, between Wolnosci Street, Armii Krajowej Street and Bosco Street The complex of Palace and Park named after Fr. M.K. Oginski, at Lipowa Street The square named after Fr. S. Brzoska, the square of Fr. Brzoska The square named after Blessed Virgin Mary, at Kilinskiego …
The oldest historical sources show existence of two settlement structures in Sokolow, called Russian city and Lackie city. This was associated with mixed ethnic settlement in these areas. Lackie city was inhabited mainly by Poles – Catholics, it was organised around Catholic parish temple in the north from today’s market …
In 1898, Walerian Kronenberg – excellent garden planner, who planned new park while maintaining old trees, was involved to develop the park surrounding the palace of the Hirschmann family. He designed new view ducts radiating towards the east of the palace. The old oak trees and larches and low view …
This was at a time when Podlasie was overgrown with dense forests. Anyone descended from crossing the wilderness trail; they wandered long before they could reach the human settlement. Many adventurers died in such expedition. One winter the ruler of Lithuania – Kiejstut, in the company of the troop of excellent knights, …
Sokolow is the oldest city in the historical region of Podlasie with long and interesting history. The municipal rights under German Sroda law were provided to Sokolow on 20th April, 1424 from Witold – the Grand Prince of Lithuania. Mikolaj Sepienski, the trusted secretary, diplomat and advisor of the prince, …
In 1980 a wooden church of St. Roch was moved from Kosowska Street to Przezdziatka district, the present location. However, the new church was constructed using reinforced concrete poles and ring beam, pine logs from the old church, removing the old decorative timber, were used to fill walls. In this …
The historical trail of Sokolow was specified with the authentic most important events over nearly six centuries of the city on the Cetynia River. It is commemorated with the 15 plaques illustrating the rich and beautiful history and dramatic periods in the history of the city and its residents. It …
The Grand Lithuanian Highway was one of the most important trade and postal routes of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries It run through Sulejowek, Okuniew, Stanisławow, Dobre, Liw, Wegrow, Sokolow Podlaski, Drohiczyn, Perlejewo, Ciechanowiec, Rudka, Bransk, Bielsk Podlaski, Bialystok, Czarna Białostocka, Sokolka, Kuznica, Grodno, Druskienniki, …