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 ...

" in Slavic languages) most commonly refers to the

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: *

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 ...

, the original one *

Polish Sokół movement Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

Russian 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 ...

Sokol movement in Yugoslavia 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 ...

* Slovenian Sokol movement *

Serbian 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 ...

Croatian 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 ...

Ukrainian 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 ...

Muslim 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 ...

* Sokol movement in the United States *

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

Sokol (given name) Sokol is an Albanian language, Albanian masculine given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Sokol Baci (1837–1920), Albanian revolutionary, chief of the Gruda *Sokol Bishanaku (born 1971), Albanian weightlifter *Sokol Bulku (born ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Sokol (surname) Sokol is a surname of Slavic languages, Slavic-language origin (meaning "falcon"). Notable people with the surname include: *Alejandro Sokol (1961–2009), Argentine musician *Alois Sokol (1914–1991), Czech fencer *Andy Sokol (1928–1991), Cana ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Sokół (rapper) Sokół (), stage name of Wojciech Sosnowski (; born March 11, 1977), is a Polish MC born in Warsaw, Poland 11 March 1977. Since his debut show and the first track on the DJ 600V album in 1997, Sokół has released 13 studio albums with various ...

, Polish rapper

Places

Sokol District Sokol District (russian: райо́н Со́кол) is an administrative district (raion), one of the sixteen in Northern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 The area of the district is As of the 2010 Census, ...

, a district in Northern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia *

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 *

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 *

Sokol, Russia Sokol (russian: Со́кол; lit. "falcon") is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Sokol, Vologda Oblast, a town in Vologda Oblast * Sokol, Magadan Oblast, an urban-type settlement under the administrativ ...

, index of inhabited localities in Russia *

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 *

Sokol (Lusatian Mountains) Sokol (German ''Falkenberg'') is a cone-shaped peak in the Lusatian Mountains, just south of the frontier between Germany and the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. His ...

a peak on the frontier between Germany and the Czech Republic *

Sokoľ Sokoľ (; hu, Hernádszokoly) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1270 (''Zokola''), when it belonged to master Rei ...

, a village in eastern Slovakia *

Sokół, Łódź Voivodeship Sokół is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanów, within Kutno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Krzyżanów, east of Kutno, and north of the regional capital Łódź ...

(central Poland) *

Sokół, Masovian Voivodeship Sokół is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobolew __NOTOC__ Gmina Sobolew is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobolew, which ...

(east-central Poland) * Sokół, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) *

Sokol, Romania 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 ...

, Serbian name of a Romanian border commune also known as Socol *

Sokol International Racetrack The Sokol International Racetrack (also known as Sokol Circuit - kk, Сокол халықаралық ипподромы, Sokol xalıqaralıq ïppodromı, russian: Сокольский международный ипподром, Sokol'skiy mez ...

, a racetrack in Kazakhstan *

Sokol (Konavle) Sokol ( en, Falcon) is the name of a medieval fortress located in the village of Dunave in Konavle, Croatia, underneath the eastern slopes of Sniježnica, near the border with Sutorina in Montenegro. It's also referred to as or . Arthur J. Eva ...

, a medieval fortified town in Konavle, Croatia *

Sokol (Ljubovija) Soko Grad ( sr, Соко Град) is a former town and medieval fortification near Ljubovija, western Serbia. The fortress was notable for never being conquered by an army. History The fortress complex is dated to medieval Serbia, however the ...

, a medieval fortified town near Ljubovija, Serbia *

Sokol (Pliva) Sokograd, sometimes Sokol-grad, Soko-grad, Soko or Sokol, is a medieval fortress with a castle town in the Pliva river valley, between Gerzovo and nearby Šipovo, in Šipovo municipality, Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It w ...

, a medieval fortified town near Šipovo, Bosnia *

Sokol (Piva) Sokol was a hill-side fortress located near the confluence of the rivers Piva and Tara, today south of the village of Šćepan Polje at the border of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's also referred to as ''Sokol grad'' and ''Soko''. ...

, a medieval fortified town near Šćepan Polje, Montenegro * Sokol (Una), a medieval fortified town near Bihać, Bosnia

Buildings

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 *

Sokol Auditorium The Sokol Auditorium is located at 2234 South 13th Street in the Little Bohemia (Omaha, Nebraska), Little Bohemia neighborhood of South Omaha, Nebraska. It is a local icon for its historical context, as well as modern musical performances and gymna ...

, a building in Omaha, Nebraska, United States *

Sokol Blosser Winery Sokol Blosser Winery is a vineyard, tasting room and winery facility located northeast of Dayton, Oregon in the Red Hills of Dundee in Yamhill County. It was founded by Bill Blosser and Susan Sokol Blosser in 1971 in what is now known as the Dun ...

, a vineyard, tasting room and winery near Dayton, Oregon * *

Sokol Stadium The Sokol movement (, '' falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech region of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind ...

, sport arena in Antofagasta, Chile

Sports clubs

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 *

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 a ...

a Russian football club *

Sokol Cholupice TJ Sokol Cholupice is a Czech football club located in Prague-Cholupice Cholupice (german: Cholupitz) a village in the south of Prague and a cadastral subdivision of Prague 12. There are 18 streets and 165 addresses registered, and a populati ...

a Czech football club *

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 *

Sokol Novocheboksarsk Sokol Novocheboksarsk was an ice hockey team in Novocheboksarsk Novocheboksarsk (russian: Новочебокса́рск; cv, Ҫӗнӗ Шупашкар, ''Śĕnĕ Şupaşkar'') is a city in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the southern b ...

, an ice hockey team in Russia *

TJ Sokol Dolná Ždaňa TJ Sokol Dolná Ždaňa was a Slovak football team, based in the town of Dolná Ždaňa. The club was founded in 1966. In the summer of 2012, TJ Sokol Dolná Ždaňa merged with FK Žiar nad Hronom to form FK Pohronie FK Pohronie is a Slova ...

, a Slovak football team *

TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory TJ Sokol Mariánské Hory is a Czech rugby club based in Mariánské Hory, Ostrava. They currently play in the 1. Liga ragby XV. History The club was founded in 1947. On 4 July of that year, they played their first match against a team called S ...

, a Czech rugby club * TJ Sokol Ovčáry, a football club in the Czech Republic *

TJ Sokol Protivanov SK Protivanov is a football club from the village of Protivanov in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Currently the club plays in the Okresní přebor – Prostějov (eighth level). Protivanov played in the Czech Fourth Division duri ...

, a Czech football club *

TJ Sokol Tasovice TJ Sokol Tasovice is a Czech football club located in the village of Tasovice (Znojmo District) in the South Moravian Region. It currently plays in Divize D, which is in the Czech Fourth Division. In 2011, Tasovice reached the third round of the ...

, a Czech football club * TJ Sokol Živanice, a football club in the Czech Republic * Club Deportivo Sokol, a sports institution of Punta Arenas, Chile

Transport, technology, and military

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 *

Sokol (camera) Sokol and Sokol-2 were Soviet 35 mm photo camera brands. In 1966–1986, more than 400,000 were produced by LOMO. Some were exported to Europe. The price of the camera in 1977 was 145 rubles, almost one and a half times more expensive than the m ...

, a Soviet photo camera brand * ORP ''Sokół'', name of three submarines of the Polish Navy *

PZL W-3 Sokół The PZL W-3 ''Sokół'' (English: "Falcon") is a medium-size, twin-engine, multipurpose helicopter developed and manufactured by Polish helicopter company PZL-Świdnik, now owned by Leonardo. It was the first helicopter entirely designed and pr ...

, a Polish helicopter *

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 ...

, a Soviet aerospace company *

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 ...

, a Russian laser-based anti-satellite system *

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 Wo ...

, a brand of motorcycles, produced in Poland before World War II **

Sokół 1000 The Sokół 1000 (also known as CWS M111) was the heaviest Polish pre-war motorcycle manufactured by the PZInż works, for both civilian and military use by the Polish Army. Production of the model 1000 started in 1933 and lasted until the outb ...

, a Polish pre-war motorcycle *

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 *

Sokol (train) Sokol (Сокол, Russian for "falcon") was a planned high-speed train in Russia. It was to be a successor of the ER200 for use on the Moscow–St. Petersburg mainline, and was designed to operate at a cruising speed of 250 km/h. A protot ...

, a stopped high-speed Russian train project *, a Yugoslav cargo ship

Music

Sokol (Soviet band) Sokol (Falcon, Russian: Сокол) is the first russian rock band, the “legend” of Russian rock. History The band was formed at the end of 1964 in Moscow on the initiative of the guitarist Yuri Ermakov. The band also included Igor Goncharu ...