Sokolniki District
| Sokolniki District район Сокольники (Russian) |
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| 250px Location of Sokolniki District in Moscow |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 57,444 inhabitants[1] |
| • Urban | 100% |
| • Rural | 0% |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[2] |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Sokolniki District]] on WikiCommons | |
Sokolniki District (Russian: райо́н Соко́льники) is a district of Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia; located in the northeast corner of the city. Population: 57,444 (2010 Census);[1] 54,975 (2002 Census).[3]
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Etymology
Sokolniki got its name from the word "сокол" (sokol, meaning "falcon") in lieu of the Tsar's falcon hunting grounds which were located there, primarily on the territory of the present-day Sokolniki Park. The district also provides the name for one of its metro stations: Sokolniki Metro Station.
Sports
The district is home to the FC and HC Spartak Moscow. The latter plays its games in the Sokolniki Sports Palace, located within Sokolniki Park.
Miscellaneous
In 2006, after twenty years of construction and changing ownership, a twenty-story hotel had finally opened overlooking the Sokolniki metro station and Sokolniki square. This hotel is now the Holiday Inn Sokolniki.
In Tolstoys War and peace Pierre fights a duel in Sokolniki.
The Elite House in Sokolniki will soon be one of the largest buildings in the world with DuPont Tyvek used as a weather and water barrier.
References
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<ref>tag; name "2010Census" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
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