Sokolac
Sokolac is a medieval fortification in Brinje, Croatia. It is named after the Croatian word for falcon, which appears on the town's coat of arms.Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Brinje” and “Sokolac Castle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brinje and Križpolje.
Brinje
Village
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brinje is a settlement and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. It is located about 20 kilometres east of Senj and 60 kilometres north of Gospić.
Križpolje
Village
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Križpolje is a village in the Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of Brinje municipality. According to national census of 2001, population of the settlement is 655. Križpolje is situated 4 km northeast of Sokolac.
Brlog
Village
Photo: Fraxinus Croat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brlog is a village in Otočac municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. Brlog is situated 6 km south of Sokolac.
Sokolac
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipality of Brinje, Lika-Senj County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.99833° or 44° 59′ 54″ northLongitude
15.13165° or 15° 7′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FPQX4XJ+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 273326169OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1014016
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Serbo-Croatian—“Sokolac” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “索科拉茨城堡”
- Croatian: “Sokolac (utvrda)”
- Croatian: “Sokolac”
- French: “château de Sokolac”
- French: “Château de Sokolac”
- German: “Burg Sokolac”
- Hungarian: “Sokolac vára”
- Macedonian: “Соколац (тврдина)”
- Macedonian: “Соколац”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sokolac (utvrda)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sokolac (zamak)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sokolac”
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