Sokol (meaning "
falcon
Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.
Adult falcons ...
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Sokol movement
The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound ...
, a Pan-Slavic physical education movement, and its various incarnations:
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Czech Sokol movement
The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound ...
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Polish Sokół movement
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Russian Sokol movement
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Sokol movement in Yugoslavia
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Slovenian Sokol movement
The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound ...
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Serbian Sokol movement
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Croatian Sokol movement
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Ukrainian Sokol movement
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Muslim Sokol movement
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Sokol movement in the United States
The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound ...
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Polish Falcons of America
The Polish Falcons of America ( pl, Sokoły Polskie Ameryki) is a nonprofit fraternal benefit society, with a strong emphasis on physical fitness.
History
The "falcon" movement originated after the suppression of the Polish uprising of 1863. It ...
Sokol, Sokół or SOKOL may also refer to:
People
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Sokol (given name), including a list of people with the name
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Sokol (surname), including a list of people with the name
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Sokół (rapper), Polish rapper
Places
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Sokol District, a district in Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia
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Sokol, Vologda Oblast
Sokol (russian: Со́кол) is a town in the center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Sukhona River. Population: ; 36,000 (1970).
History
The village of Sokolovo () existed on this location since at least 1615. Since 1 ...
, a town in Russia
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Sokol, Magadan Oblast
Sokol (russian: Со́кол) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Magadan Oblast, Russia, located north of Magadan on the Kolyma Highway (federal highway M56) section connecting Magadan and Ust-Nera, and is also on the proposed ra ...
, a town in Russia
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Sokol, Russia, index of inhabited localities in Russia
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Sokol (Moscow Metro)
Sokol (russian: Со́кол, en, Falcon) is a Moscow Metro station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line. The station opened on 11 September 1938. Designed by K. Yakovlev, V. Polikarpova, and V. Andreev, it features a single row of pillars which flare up ...
, a station of the Moscow Metro
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Sokol (Lusatian Mountains) a peak on the frontier between Germany and the Czech Republic
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Sokoľ, a village in eastern Slovakia
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Sokół, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
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Sokół, Masovian Voivodeship
Sokół is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobolew, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Sobolew, Masovian Voivodeship, Sobolew, south of Garwolin, and sout ...
(east-central Poland)
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Sokół, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)
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Sokol, Romania, Serbian name of a Romanian border commune also known as Socol
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Sokol International Racetrack, a racetrack in Kazakhstan
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Sokol (Konavle), a medieval fortified town in Konavle, Croatia
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Sokol (Ljubovija), a medieval fortified town near Ljubovija, Serbia
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Sokol (Pliva), a medieval fortified town near Šipovo, Bosnia
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Sokol (Piva), a medieval fortified town near Šćepan Polje, Montenegro
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Sokol (Una), a medieval fortified town near Bihać, Bosnia
Buildings
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D. J. Sokol Arena
D. J. Sokol Arena is a multi-purpose student recreational facility in Omaha, Nebraska. It was opened on August 28, 2009. It currently hosts the Creighton Bluejays women's basketball and volleyball teams. It has a seating capacity of 2,950 spect ...
, a student recreational facility in Omaha, Nebraska
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Sokol Auditorium
The Sokol Auditorium is located at 2234 South 13th Street in the Little Bohemia neighborhood of South Omaha, Nebraska. It is a local icon for its historical context, as well as modern musical performances and gymnastics. It has a maximum capacity ...
, a building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Sokol Blosser Winery, a vineyard, tasting room and winery near Dayton, Oregon
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Sokol Stadium, sport arena in Antofagasta, Chile
Sports clubs
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DHC Sokol Poruba
DHC Sokol Poruba is a Czech women's handball club from Ostrava's Poruba district originally established as BK Ostrava (a.k.a. Cosmetic Ostrava for sponsorship reasons) in 1997. BK Ostrava won the national championship in its two first seasons, t ...
, a Czech women's handball club
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FC Sokol Saratov
PFC Sokol (russian: ПФК "Сокол") is a Russian association football club based in Saratov. In 2001 and 2002, Sokol played in the Russian Premier League. Currently the club plays in the third-level FNL 2.
History
The club was founded as ...
a Russian football club
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Sokol Cholupice a Czech football club
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Sokół Nisko
Miejski Klub Sportowy Sokół Nisko, commonly referred to as Sokół Nisko (), is a Polish football club based in Nisko, Podkarpackie Voivodeship. From the 2023–24 season, participating in the Stalowa Wola district class, as a result of relegat ...
, a Polish football club
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Sokol Novocheboksarsk
Sokol Novocheboksarsk was an ice hockey team in Novocheboksarsk, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with it ...
, an ice hockey team in Russia
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TJ Sokol Dolná Ždaňa, a Slovak football team
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TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory, a Czech rugby club
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TJ Sokol Ovčáry
TJ Sokol Ovčáry is a football club located in the village of Ovčáry (Mělník District), Czech Republic. The club played in the Bohemian Football League
Bohemian Football League (ČFL) ( cs, Česká fotbalová liga) is one of the third level ...
, a football club in the Czech Republic
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TJ Sokol Protivanov, a Czech football club
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TJ Sokol Tasovice, a Czech football club
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TJ Sokol Živanice
TJ Sokol Živanice is a football club from the village of Živanice in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. The club plays in the Bohemian Football League, which is the third tier of Czech football system.
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, a football club in the Czech Republic
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Club Deportivo Sokol, a sports institution of Punta Arenas, Chile
Transport, technology, and military
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Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol
The L-40 Meta Sokol was a Czechoslovakian sports and touring four-seat single-engine low-wing aircraft of the late 1950s.
Development
A predecessor of the L-40 was a sports and touring plane M-1 Sokol of wooden construction. Next there was a s ...
, a Czechoslovakian sports and touring aircraft
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Sokol (camera), a Soviet photo camera brand
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ORP ''Sokół'', name of three submarines of the Polish Navy
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PZL W-3 Sokół, a Polish helicopter
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Sokol design bureau
Sokol Aircraft Plant (russian: Авиастроительный завод «Сокол», Aviastroitelny zavod Sokol, Sokol Aircraft-Building Plant) is a manufacturer of MiG fighters, based in Nizhny Novgorod. It was founded in 1932 and is also k ...
, a Soviet aerospace company
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Sokol Eshelon
Sokol-Eshelon (russian: Сокол-Эшелон, lit=Falcon-Echelon) is a Soviet/Russian laser weapon–based anti-satellite system. It is an airborne laser based on a Beriev A-60 aircraft. In 2012 it was reported that the project is back under d ...
, a Russian laser-based anti-satellite system
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Sokół motorcycles
Sokół (Polish: ''Falcon'') was a brand of motorcycles manufactured in Poland before World War II for both civilian and military use. Initially designed and produced by the Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe CWS company ''(Central Automotive Work ...
, a brand of motorcycles, produced in Poland before World War II
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Sokół 1000, a Polish pre-war motorcycle
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Sokol space suit
The Sokol space suit, also known as the Sokol IVA suit or simply the Sokol (russian: Cокол, , Falcon), is a type of Soviet/Russian space suit, worn by all who fly on the Soyuz spacecraft. It was introduced in 1973 and is still used . The Sokol ...
, used in the Soviet space program
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Sokol (train)
Sokol (Сокол, Russian language, Russian for "falcon") was a planned high-speed rail, high-speed train in Russia. It was to be a successor of the ER200 for use on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway, Moscow–St. Petersburg mainline, and w ...
, a stopped high-speed Russian train project
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Music
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Sokol (Soviet band), 1960s Soviet rock group
*"The Falcon" (Russian сокол), a song by the Russian group
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"Sokol" (Nadezhda Misyakova song), the Belarusian song in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
See also
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Sokol Grad
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Szokol (surname)
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Socol
Socol ( ro, Socol, sr, Сокол/Sokol, or Соколовац/Sokolovac, hu, Nérasolymos) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, Romania (in the '' Clisura Dunării'' area of Banat). In 2011, the population of the commune numbered 1,873 peopl ...
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Sokil (disambiguation)
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Sokal (disambiguation)
Sokal
Sokal ( uk, Сокаль, romanized: ''Sokal'') is a city located on the Bug River in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population ...
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Sokolac (disambiguation)
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