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Stadion FK Baník Sokolov
Stadion FK Baník Sokolov is a multi-purpose stadium in Sokolov, Czech Republic. It is mainly used for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... matches and is the home ground of FK Baník Sokolov. The stadium holds 5,000 spectators, which, as of 2012, included 770 seated. References External links Information at FK Baník Sokolov websiteStadium information Football venues in the Czech Republic FK Baník Sokolov Buildings and structures in the Karlovy Vary Region {{CzechRepublic-sports-venue-stub ...
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Sokolov (Sokolov District)
Sokolov (, until 1948 Falknov nad Ohří; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Sokolov consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Sokolov (21,194) *Hrušková (74) *Novina (16) *Vítkov (200) Etymology The meaning of the original German name ''Falkenau'' was "falcon's riparian forest", the original Czech name ''Falknov'' was created by transcription of the German name. According to legend, it was related to hobby of knight Sebastian, who is said to have been the founder of the town, of falconry. After World War II, when it was customary to change names of German origin, the town was renamed Sokolov. According to communist propaganda at the time, the name was not related to a falcon (i.e. ''sokol'' in Czech), but to the Battle of Sokolovo in which Czechoslovak soldiers had fought alongside Soviet soldiers on the Eastern Front in World War II. Geography ...
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