Sokolniki District

Sokolniki District (Russian: райо́н Соко́льники) is a district of the Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow located in the north-east corner of the city. Population: 57,444 (2010 Census);^[1] 54,975 (2002 Census).^[3]

Sokolniki District район Сокольники
District
Sokolniki Park
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sokolniki District in Moscow
Coordinates: 55°47′41″N 37°40′35″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	57,444
• Urban	100%
• Rural	0%
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [2])
OKTMO ID	45315000
Website	http://sokolniki.mos.ru/

Etymology

Sokolniki derives its name from the word "сокол" (sokol, meaning "falcon") in view 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

shopping center "Sokolniki"

In 2006, after twenty years of construction and changing ownership, a twenty-storey hotel finally opened overlooking the Sokolniki metro station and Sokolniki Square. This hotel is now the Holiday Inn Sokolniki.

In Tolstoy's 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.