Sokolov (Sokolov District)
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Sokolov (ˈsokolof), Falknov nad Ohří until 1948 (ˈfalknof ˈnat ʔoɦr̝iː; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic
, located to the north-east of Cheb
. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.
During World War II, Falkenau was the site of a sub-camp of the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp
. The camp at Falkenau was liberated by the U.S. 1st Infantry Division on May 6, 1945.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, located to the north-east of Cheb
Cheb
Cheb is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with about 33,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Ohře , at the foot of one of the spurs of the Smrčiny and near the border with Germany...
. It has about 28,000 inhabitants.
During World War II, Falkenau was the site of a sub-camp of the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp
Flossenbürg concentration camp
Konzentrationslager Flossenbürg was a Nazi concentration camp built in May 1938 by the Schutzstaffel Economic-Administrative Main Office at Flossenbürg, in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria, Germany, near the border with Czechoslovakia. Until its liberation in April 1945, more than 96,000 prisoners...
. The camp at Falkenau was liberated by the U.S. 1st Infantry Division on May 6, 1945.
People
- Heinrich Rietsch, Jewish composer, musicologist
- Daniela Sofia Davídková, artist, biologist, photographer