Sochocin is a town in
Płońsk County,
Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) called
Gmina Sochocin
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Gmina Sochocin is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sochocin, which lies approximately north-east of Płońsk and north-west of Warsaw.
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It lies approximately north-east of
Płońsk and 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.
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
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...
in the county and region, while the houses and farms were handed over to
German colonists as part of the ''
Lebensraum'' policy.
Sports
The local
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club is Wkra Sochocin.
It competes in the lower leagues.
References
External links
Jewish Community in Sochocinon Virtual Shtetl
Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship
Płońsk County
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