Sokoleč
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sokoleč
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Sokoleč, křižovatka.jpg
| image_caption = Main road in Sokoleč
| image_flag = Sokolec CZ flag.gif
| image_shield = Sokolec CZ CoA.jpg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Central Bohemian
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Nymburk
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates = {{coord|50|5|55|N|15|6|25|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1332
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 6.28
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 192
| population_as_of = 2025-01-01
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}
| population_total = 1126
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 290 01
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.sokolec.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Sokoleč is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Etymology
The initial name of the village was Sokolčí. The name was derived from the word sokolník, i.e. 'falconer'.{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=131|year=1957|language=cs}}
Geography
Sokoleč is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} south of Nymburk and {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table.
History
The first written mention of Sokoleč is from 1332.{{cite web |title=Historie obce Sokoleč|url=https://www.sokolec.cz/historie-obce-sokolec|publisher=Obec Sokoleč|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-23}}
Demographics
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|576
|1880|703
|1890|780
|1900|848
|1910|951
|1921|929
|1930|897
|1950|883
|1961|931
|1970|855
|1980|860
|1991|815
|2001|795
|2011|908
|2021|1088
|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}}}
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The village lies entirely within the Velim railway test circuit.
Sights
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sokoleč|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=20&okres=208&obec=537811&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-26}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Sokoleč}}
- {{official|https://www.sokolec.cz/}}
{{Nymburk District}}
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