Sokolku civil parish

Sokolku parish is located in the eastern part of Vilnius. It starts immediately behind the city of Vilnius and stretches along the right coast of the Maltese River almost to the Tisky Lake. Sokolku parish borders the city of Vilnius, the municipality of Rezekne, and the parish of Silmalas, as well as the municipality of Riebiņš.

Three rivers are flowing through the Sokolku parish area: Malta, Tiskade and broke. Parish crosses the railway line Riga - Moscow and local roads: Vilnius - Books - Rezekne, Vilnius - Rwanda - Malta. From the centre of the Sokolku parish centre to the nearest city, Vilnius is 5 km, until Rezekne 27 km along the gravel road and 45 km along the asphalt road until Preiļi - 41 km and up to Riga - 220 km.

Natural resources: The Sokolku parish contains small peat, sand and gravel resources. The local population in the swamps had once prepared peat briquettes for heating, because the forest resources were small in the surrounding area. In the vicinity of Vilnius, parish in the south-west, there are wide, flat fields. During World War Ii there was an airfield that was later used for agricultural aviation. A more mountainous side of the lake is becoming more mountainous. The painting is the vicinity of the Maltese River. Although Sokolku parish cannot be proud of a large landscape and natural diversity, it maintains a relatively intact and unpolluted environment suitable for recreational and tourism.

Villages: There are 22 villages in the Sokolku parish. The largest of them are Snape, Ustroņi, Forestry, Skudnova, Flows. The specificity of Sokolku is that they had been designated by Russian Old Believers as a place of settlement 300 years ago, saving from the barrier of the cara. Around Gurilisc, Ulyanov, Paramonovka's Old Believers' prayers were made by Russians: Antoņiški, Jugerman, Skudnovka, Zavaruyevka, Podlisovka. Today, Latvians are also predominantly Russian. According to the national composition, Sokolku parish has 74% Russian and only 23% Latvian nationality.

Agriculture: Historically, in the territory of Sokolku parish, the main source of livelihoods and profits was agricultural production. As the oldest source that certifies this is the Latvian People's Say “Fairy liar and Snape pamelis”, which describes the adventures of the two Sokolku parish, the Snape and the Lower Farmers. Documents to be found in archives also indicate agricultural activity in rural territory. In October 1908, the province of Vitebsk province in Vilnius parish has existed in the Sokolku Agricultural Association. By 1942, two watermills were operated on the Maltese River, Zavarujevka and Truman.

During the 70-80 s, major melioration works were performed and the Sokolku parish at the Rēzekne District level grew with good agricultural crops and breeding stock. In 1987, the Sokolku parish “avangards” was harvested in cereal harvest of 42,8 cnt/ha, with a profitability of 30,51 TP1T.

In 1945 – 1950, the Sokolku village Council was included in Vilnius District Vilnius parish, 1950 –1962 – Vilnius district, later in Rēzekne district, from 2009 again in Vilnius District.

The parish is a post office, a library, a People's House, a feldsher - midwives point, a sawmile “hope 2”, an agricultural cooperative society “Sokolki 2”, a rural women's association “odzina”.

As viewing objects, you can mark Ostrones Sv. Aloiza Roman Catholic Church, Muranium grave, and former Socolku Manor Park. In parish forests and marshes, berries and mushrooms are growing and they are also residence for many wild animals and birds. From Sokolku parish, there have been such significant people as the publicist Stanislav Belkowski and Cordirigente Theresia Broka. The picturesque beasts of the Maltese River have been sanctioned in the poetry of Vecmurans, later BY Professor Francis Murane, Professor of THE UNIVERSITY of Wisconsin.

Economic activity

Mostly IN Sokolku parish registered animal husbandry, grain and mixed holdings: SIA “beta AB”, ZS “lemons”, ZS “Bowis”, ZS “maples”, ZS “Liga”, SIA “per Frandsen”, ZS “roses”, ZS “creeks”, ZS “Tumuski”.

Co-operative society “SOKOLKI 2”

• Mixed farming
• Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
• Manufacture of food products
• Forestry and logging

Works by associations

Belarusian society “Sjabri”

• combines Belarusians living in the Latvian epublics Viļānu and the Belarusians living in its surroundings with a view to promoting the preservation of Belarusian language, the national traditions of Belarusian people and the preservation of culture as well as development
• In the framework of the law of the Republic of Latvia, Latvia maintains its ethnic identity, actively participating in building civil society in Latvia
• organising conferences, Belarusian folklore ensembles, festivals and other events aimed at promoting Belarusian culture, development of good neighbourly relations

Association “odzina”

• combine citizens and their families with education, public activity, public benefit and self-awareness
• promoting healthy lifestyles
• promote the opportunities for cooperation between different types of organisations;
• promote the growth of members' members in education;
• promote rural population in the area of rural development

Hunter club avant-garde

• organisation of hunting and related activities for members of the club
• raising and educating hunters in matters such as training of young hunters and training of hunting managers
• hunting and related ancillary activities and other sports activities