Sokole, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

Sokole
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Białystok
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Michałowo
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.0858°N 23.5164°W

Sokole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Michałowo, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-west of Michałowo and 240NaN0 east of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 142 people, among whom 74 were Roman Catholic, 60 Orthodox, 1 Evangelical and 7 Mosaic. At the same time, 75 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 60 Belarusian and 7 Jewish. There were 30 residential buildings in the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 26.