Sokolniki | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Goleniów |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Maszewo |
Coordinates: | 53.4789°N 15.1411°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Sokolniki (German: Falkenberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) east of Maszewo, 230NaN0 east of Goleniów, and 380NaN0 east of the regional capital Szczecin. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
During World War II, the Germans established and operated two forced labour camps for Jewish men and women in the village.[2] [3]