Sokolniki, Wieruszów County
Sokolniki [sɔkɔlˈɲikʲi] is a village in Wieruszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sokolniki. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Wieruszów and 95 km (59 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.[1]
Sokolniki | |
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Village | |
 Palace in Sokolniki | |
  Sokolniki | |
| Coordinates: 51°18′25″N 18°20′29″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Wieruszów |
| Gmina | Sokolniki |
| Population (approx.) | 1,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EWE |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
The town has an approximate population of 1,200.
History
The territory became a part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. In the 15th century, a Catholic parish and church were established in Sokolniki.[2] Sokolniki was administratively located in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[2] The palace was built in 1775.
In 1827, the village had a population of 989.[3]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the German gendarmerie carried out expulsions of Poles, who were placed in a transit camp in Łódź, and then young Poles were deported to forced labour in Germany and German-occupied France, and others were deported to the General Government in the more eastern part of German-occupied Poland.[4] Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[5]
Transport
The Voivodeship road 482 runs through Sokolniki, and its intersection with the S8 highway is located nearby, north-east of the village.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 21.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI. p. 20.
- Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 253. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- Wardzyńska, p. 255