Sochocin

Sochocin
Sochocin
Town
	Church of Saint John the Baptist
	Coat of arms
	Sochocin
	Coordinates: 52°41′N 20°28′E / 52.683°N 20.467°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Płońsk
Gmina	Sochocin
Town rights	1385
Population
• Total	1,945
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	WPN
National roads
Website	http://www.sochocin.pl

Sochocin [sɔˈxɔt͡ɕin] is a town in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sochocin.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Płońsk and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of Warsaw.

The town has a population of 1,945.

History

During the Polish–Soviet War, on August 14–15, 1920, it was the site of a battle between Poles and the invading Russian 15th Army, won by the Poles.^[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1941, the German gendermerie expelled the entire Polish population of the settlement, which was then enslaved as forced labour in the county and region, while the houses and farms were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.^[3]

Sports

The local football club is Wkra Sochocin.^[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Kowalski, Andrzej (1995). "Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.". Niepodległość i Pamięć (in Polish) (2/2 (3)). Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie: 158. ISSN 1427-1443.
^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 408–409. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
^ "GKS Wkra Sochocin" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.

External links

Jewish Community in Sochocin on Virtual Shtetl

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[TERYT-1] "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

[2] Kowalski, Andrzej (1995). "Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.". Niepodległość i Pamięć (in Polish) (2/2 (3)). Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie: 158. ISSN 1427-1443.

[3] Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 408–409. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.

[4] "GKS Wkra Sochocin" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.

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