Sokol Explained
Sokol (meaning "falcon" in Slavic languages) most commonly refers to the Sokol movement, a Pan-Slavic physical education movement, and its various incarnations:
Sokol, Sokół or SOKOL may also refer to:
People
Places
- Sokol District, a district in Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia
- Sokol, Vologda Oblast, a town in Russia
- Sokol, Magadan Oblast, a town in Russia
- Sokol, Russia, index of inhabited localities in Russia
- Sokol (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro
- Sokol (Lusatian Mountains) a peak on the frontier between Germany and the Czech Republic
- Sokoľ, a village in eastern Slovakia
- Sokół, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
- Sokół, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
- Sokół, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)
- Sokol, Romania, Serbian name of a Romanian border commune also known as Socol
- Sokol International Racetrack, a racetrack in Kazakhstan
- Sokol (Konavle), a medieval fortified town in Konavle, Croatia
- Sokol (Ljubovija), a medieval fortified town near Ljubovija, Serbia
- Sokol (Pliva), a medieval fortified town near Šipovo, Bosnia
- Sokol (Piva), a medieval fortified town near Šćepan Polje, Montenegro
- Sokol (Una), a medieval fortified town near Bihać, Bosnia
Buildings
- D. J. Sokol Arena, a student recreational facility in Omaha, Nebraska
- Sokol Auditorium, a building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Sokol Blosser Winery, a vineyard, tasting room and winery near Dayton, Oregon
- Sokol Stadium, sport arena in Antofagasta, Chile
Sports clubs
- DHC Sokol Poruba, a Czech women's handball club
- FC Sokol Saratov a Russian football club
- Sokol Cholupice a Czech football club
- Sokół Nisko, a Polish football club
- Sokol Novocheboksarsk, an ice hockey team in Russia
- TJ Sokol Dolná Ždaňa, a Slovak football team
- TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory, a Czech rugby club
- TJ Sokol Ovčáry, a football club in the Czech Republic
- TJ Sokol Protivanov, a Czech football club
- TJ Sokol Tasovice, a Czech football club
- TJ Sokol Živanice, a football club in the Czech Republic
- Club Deportivo Sokol, a sports institution of Punta Arenas, Chile
Transport, technology, and military
- Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol, a Czechoslovakian sports and touring aircraft
- Sokol (camera), a Soviet photo camera brand
- ORP Sokół, name of three submarines of the Polish Navy
- PZL W-3 Sokół, a Polish helicopter
- Sokol design bureau, a Soviet aerospace company
- Sokol Eshelon, a Russian laser-based anti-satellite system
- Sokół motorcycles, a brand of motorcycles, produced in Poland before World War II
- Sokol space suit, used in the Soviet space program
- Sokol (train), a stopped high-speed Russian train project
- , a Yugoslav cargo ship
Music
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