Sokołowo [sɔkɔˈwɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Września, within Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Września and 45 km (28 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.
Sokołowo | |
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Village | |
![]() A monument at the site of the Battle of Sokołowo of 1848 | |
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Coordinates: 52°20′49″N 17°33′59″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
County | Września |
Gmina | Września |
Population | 1,007 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village existed before 1523.[2] In the past it was owned by the Polish noble Poniński family, including participant of the November Uprising of 1830–1831, Edward Poniński [pl].[2]
During the Greater Poland uprising, on May 2, 1848, Sokołowo was the site the Battle of Sokołowo [pl], in which the Polish insurgents commanded by general, poet and historian Ludwik Mierosławski won against the Prussians.[3] Poles from the nearby town of Września erected a monument at the site several months later despite Prussian rule.[3]
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