Sochocin

Town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

52°41′N 20°28′E / 52.683°N 20.467°E / 52.683; 20.467Country

PolandVoivodeshipMasovianCountyPłońskGminaSochocinTown rights1385Population

• Total1,945Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationWPNNational roads

Websitehttp://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.