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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Sokoleč
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Sokoleč, křižovatka.jpg
| image_caption           = Main road in Sokoleč
| image_flag              = Sokolec CZ flag.gif
| image_shield            = Sokolec CZ CoA.jpg
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Central Bohemian Region|Central Bohemian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Nymburk District|Nymburk]]
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| image_map               =
| map_caption             =
| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|50|5|55|N|15|6|25|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
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| leader_title            =
| leader_name             =
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1332
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 6.28
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 192
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 1121
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 290 01
| area_code_type          =
| area_code               =
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.sokolec.cz/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Sokoleč''' is a municipality and village in [[Nymburk District]] in the [[Central Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
==Etymology==
The initial name of the village was Sokolčí. The name was derived from the word ''sokolník'', i.e. '[[Falconry|falconer]]'.<ref>{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=131|year=1957|language=cs}}</ref>
==Geography==
Sokoleč is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} south of [[Nymburk]] and {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Prague]]. It lies in a flat landscape of the [[Central Elbe Table]].
==History==
The first written mention of Sokoleč is from 1332.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historie obce Sokoleč|url=https://www.sokolec.cz/historie-obce-sokolec|publisher=Obec Sokoleč|language=cs|access-date=2024-05-23}}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|576
|1880|703
|1890|780
|1900|848
|1910|951
|1921|929
|1930|897
|1950|883
|1961|931
|1970|855
|1980|860
|1991|815
|2001|795
|2011|908
|2021|1088
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The village lies entirely within the [[Velim railway test circuit]].
==Sights==
There are no protected [[Cultural monument (Czech Republic)|cultural monuments]] in the municipality.<ref>{{cite web |title=Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sokoleč|url=https://pamatkovykatalog.cz/uskp/podle-relevance/1/seznam/?kraj=20&okres=208&obec=537811&chranenoTed=1&hlObj=1&fulltext|work=Ústřední seznam kulturních památek|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Sokoleč}}
*{{official|https://www.sokolec.cz/}}
{{Nymburk District}}
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[[Category:Villages in Nymburk District]]