Coat of arms Flag Population (2010 Census) 57,133 inhabitants | Municipally incorporated as Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00) | |
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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. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 57,133.
Contents
- Map of Sokol District Moscow Russia
- History
- Municipal status
- Education
- Science and technology
- Sightseeing
- References
Map of Sokol District, Moscow, Russia
History
The district is named after the settlement of Sokol built in the 1920s. Earlier, the village of Vsekhsvyatskoye existed at the same location. During the Red Terror, mass executions of suspected counterrevolutionaries and various political opponents were conducted here at a local cemetery, which is now a memorial complex. In 1938, Sokol metro station opened here.
Municipal status
As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Sokol Municipal Okrug.
Education
Science and technology
Sightseeing
References
Sokol District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA