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Sokoľ

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Sokoľ

Total population

966

Founded

1270

Air quality index

46Good
Elevation279 m
Land area15.66 km²
Coordinates48.81°, 21.22°

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City facts

Founded
1270
Elevation
279 m
Area
15.66 km²
Official website
www.obecsokol.sk

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sokoľ is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

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History & geography

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1270 (Zokola), when it belonged to master Reinhold. In the 13th century a castle existed in the hills near the village. It disappeared in 1430. the village passed to many landowners' families: in 1330 to Drugeth, in 1370 to Rozgonyi, in 1387 to Bebek and in 1423 to Palocsay. In 1429 it passed to Košice.

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Geography

Latitude
48.8128
Longitude
21.2175
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
46
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
13.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
17.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
46
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
23,767
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    541
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    508
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    295
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    271
  • Song Thrush
    Turdus philomelos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
    269
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    256
  • Beech
    Fagus sylvatica L. · Magnoliopsida
    253
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    243

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2023-10-09

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Ján Scitovský
Ján Scitovský
Roman Catholic bishop
I
István Irányi
László Mécs
László Mécs
Hungarian poet (1895–1978)
Matylda Pálfyová
Matylda Pálfyová
Slovak gymnast (1912–1944)
Anton Urban
Anton Urban
Slovak soccer player (1934–2021)
Monika Smolková
Monika Smolková
Slovak politician
Ján Matík
Ján Matík
Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Slovak nation politician
P
Pavel Hudec Ahasver
Czech photographer
A
Anton Jurko
botanist (1924-1997)
C
Cyril Zeleňák
J
Juraj Dubinský
J
Ján Sabol
Slovak linguist
J
Ján Azud
M
Mieroslav Hysko
László Újházy
László Újházy
Hungarian politician and consultant
J
Ján Motulko

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.28
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,198

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
66
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API