Sokil
Sokil is a village in Ukraine, in the Halych district of Ivano-Frankivsk region. The local self-government body is Komariv village council, to which the villages are subordinated: Komariv and Sokil. The population is 244 people. The written mention of the village dates back to February 28, 1452 in the books of the Galician court. Von Mieg marked the village as "Monastyr" on his map of 1779.
According to the 1900 census, the village had 22 houses and 132 inhabitants (1 Roman Catholic, 129 Greek Catholics, and 1 Jew; all 132 were Ukrainians), 176 hectares of land (150 hectares of taxable land: 26 hectares of arable land, 23 hectares of meadows, 4 hectares of orchards, 14 hectares of pastures, and 83 hectares of forest), the village belonged to the Kryłos gmina (self-governing community) of the Stanisławów Poviat.
On September 25, 1944, two UPA units "Swans" led by commander "Shum" and a unit led by commander "Burya" from the "Horta" unit ambushed the village. As a result, 173 "jumpers" were killed.
There is an elementary school in the village. Residents of Sokol are building a club in their village at their own expense and on their own.
On the outskirts of the village, there is a children's health and recreation center "Sokil " (sanatorium type), which has been operating since 1974 to the present day. It is located in one of the picturesque valleys 150 meters from the crystal clear Limnytsia River. The Sokil recreation center has an area of 7.5 hectares of greenery. The facility has been assigned the highest category and is one of the largest in the region.
The complex has 8 residential buildings, sports grounds (volleyball, basketball and 2 football fields), a dining room (for 500 seats in one shift), a gym, a physical therapy room, trampolines, a museum of antiquities, club rooms, a sauna with a swimming pool, a medical building, and 4 outdoor swimming pools in the summer. Accommodation in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6-bed rooms. "Sokol is open all year round. In the autumn and winter period (from 31.10 to 01.05) - in the mode of a sanatorium - dispensary.
What's nearby
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What to visit
Landmarks, museums and places of interest near Sokil.
MuseumMuseum "Nature of the Galician Land" of the Halych National Nature ParkKrylos4.5 km from the centreThe idea of creating a natural history museum in Halych was born in 1998 during the celebration of the 1100th anniversary of the first written mention of this ancient...
ArchaeologyFoundations of Sacred Monuments in the Village of KrylosKrylos4.5 km from the centreFoundation of the Church of the Annunciation – Near the hamlet of Chetverky, in Krylos, on the Church field on the left bank of the Lukva River, L.
MuseumMuseum of Folk Architecture and Life of Prykarpattia in KrylosKrylos4.5 km from the centreNext to the road connecting Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk, not far from the village of Krylos in Halych district, the Museum of Folk Architecture of Prykarpattia is located.
Historic siteKurgan Halychyna Mohyla, KrylosKrylos4.6 km from the centreThe kurgan "Halychyna Mohyla" is not among the most famous places in Krylos and the National Reserve "Ancient Halych".
ChurchChurch of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, KrylosKrylos4.7 km from the centreThe Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located within the National Reserve "Ancient Halych" in Krylos, serves both as an active church and a museum.
ArchitectureKnyazha Krynytsia, KrylosKrylos4.7 km from the centreOn one of the hills, there is Knyazha Krynytsia. This spring is shrouded in ancient legends and tales.Craft nearby
All craft places
Craft shopsBastion Fortress Gallery – Ukrainian makers’ shops, Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk20 km from the centreThe Bastion Fortress Gallery is one of the most atmospheric places in Ivano-Frankivsk for an unhurried walk and for finding gifts made in Ukraine.
Craft shopsCHERNIKOVA designer ethno-fashion shop, Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk20 km from the centreCHERNIKOVA is the shop of Ukrainian designer clothing by Ivano-Frankivsk designer Liubov (Liubtsia) Chernikova, located in the Bastion fortress gallery in the very...
Craft shopsGaptuvalnya embroidered-fashion store, Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk20 km from the centreGaptuvalnya is a Ukrainian brand of embroidered clothing whose flagship store is in the Bastion gallery in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Craft shopsOrtus craft and souvenir shop, Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk20 km from the centreOrtus is a small but densely packed shop of craft products and souvenirs in the very heart of Ivano-Frankivsk, at 9 Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street.
Craft shopsTABALA handmade leather workshop-shop, Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk20 km from the centreTABALA is a tiny workshop-shop of craft leather goods in central Ivano-Frankivsk, at 37 Nezalezhnosti Street.
Crafts & workshopsOpillia Pottery Workshop, RohatynRohatyn35 km from the centreThe Opillia Pottery Workshop (Opilska Honcharnia) is a creative space in Rohatyn where you can sit at a potter’s wheel and shape your own clay pot, bowl or mug.Where to stay
Hotels, sadybas and cottages in and around Sokil.
HotelChornyi ZamokIvano-Frankivsk15 km from the centreParkingWi‑FiPetsNearby: City Lake 5.6 kmPotocki Castle 5.6 kmfrom 1 500 UAH per night
CottageLISIvano-Frankivsk17 km from the centreHot tubPoolBBQNearby: City Lake 4.7 kmPotocki Castle 5.3 kmfrom 7 500 UAH per night
MotelSun LitIvano-Frankivsk18 km from the centreParkingWi‑FiTransferNearby: Potocki Castle 2.1 kmCity Lake 3.8 kmfrom 1 500 UAH per night
HotelMaria GardenIvano-Frankivsk18 km from the centreParkingWi‑FiKidsNearby: Potocki Castle 2.1 kmCity Lake 2.5 kmfrom 1 980 UAH per night
HotelSilver HouseIvano-Frankivsk18 km from the centreParkingWi‑FiNearby: Potocki Castle 2.3 kmCity Lake 4.2 kmfrom 2 450 UAH per night
HotelDeluxeIvano-Frankivsk19 km from the centreParkingWi‑FiNearby: Potocki Castle 1.2 kmCity Lake 2.2 kmfrom 1 485 UAH per nightPeaks nearby
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PeakChortova Hora, RohatynPukivaltitude 350 m34 km from the centreChortova Hora is a unique botanical monument of nature of national significance in Ukraine, a remnant of the glacial period.
PeakRidge and mountain ChortkaPasichnaaltitude 1 240 m · Gorgany range61 km from the centreChortky (also Chortka) is a ridge in the Gorgany Mountains (Ukrainian Carpathians), within the Nadvirna and Bohorodchany districts of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
PeakSrednya MountainOsmolodaaltitude 1 639 m · Gorgany range65 km from the centre12 trails to the topSerednya is a 1,639-meter peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located within the Gorgan mountain range.