Sokolniki, Środa Śląska County

Sokolniki [sɔkɔlˈɲikʲi] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Udanin, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Sokolniki
Village
Sokolniki is located in Poland
Sokolniki
Sokolniki
Coordinates: 51°03′03″N 16°32′12″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚroda Śląska
GminaUdanin
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSR
Highways

The village's name is of Polish origin and comes from the word sokół, which means "falcon".[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 65.


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