Sokołowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Sokołowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oleśnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gmina Oleśnica
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates:51.25°N 44°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:950
Area Code:(+48) 71
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:56-400
Registration Plate:DOL
Blank Name Sec2:Highways
Blank1 Name Sec2:National roads

Sokołowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-east of Oleśnica and 320NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

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

Notes and References

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