Sokolka

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Sokolka is a town in present-day northeastern Poland, historically part of the Grodno region, known for its multicultural heritage and role as a local administrative and trade center.

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Label Occurrences
Sokolka canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeRole local administrative center
seat of Sokółka County
country Poland
economicActivity local trade
services
function trade center
hasFeature historical town center
religious buildings of multiple faiths
heritage multicultural heritage
historicalAffiliation People's Republic of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian Empire
Second Polish Republic
historicalEthnicCommunities Belarusians
Jews
Lithuanians
Poles
Tatars
historicalRegion Grodno region
linked to: Grodno Region
locatedIn Podlaskie Voivodeship
historical Polish–Lithuanian borderlands
northeastern Poland
nearBorderWith Belarus
partOf Sokółka County
region Podlachia
linked to: Podlasie
religiousCommunities Jews
Muslims
Orthodox Christians
Roman Catholics
linked to: Roman Catholicism
transportRole local transport hub

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grodno Governorate contains Sokolka
Marijampolė twinnedWith Sokolka