Sokolniki, Dzierżoniów County

For other places with the same name, see Sokolniki (disambiguation).
Sokolniki
Village

Manor house in Sokolniki, formerly called Wättrisch and belonging to Friedrich Schröter
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Dzierżoniów
Gmina Łagiewniki
Population 350

Sokolniki [sɔkɔlˈɲikʲi] (German: Wättrisch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łagiewniki, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

Wättrisch Manor in 1860, from the collection of Alexander Duncker

The village has a population of 350.

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Coordinates: 50°49′10″N 16°50′05″E / 50.81944°N 16.83472°E / 50.81944; 16.83472


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