Title: City Sokal Status: The city of regional significance in the Lviv region, the administrative center of Sokal district. Location: The city is located in northern Galicia, on the right bank of the river Western Bug, 78 km from Lviv. Area: 8.47 sq. km. Population: about 22 thousand inhabitants. River: Western Bug. The first mention in historical documents: 1377. Historical note: Sokal was first mentioned in documents in 1377 as the city of Belz principality. In 1462 Sokal - county town of Belz province of Poland. In the years 1772-1918 city ​​belonged to Austria. Until 1939 Sokal was a district town of Lviv province. During the Second World War, Sokal was in the hands of the Nazis. More than ten times the town passed from hand to hand during the war period. As a result, Sokal was almost completely destroyed by the 1st mortar team of front breakthrough under the command of Hero of the Soviet Union Rodichev. During the shelling, "Katyusha" rockets with phosphoric filling were first used. In this regard, Hitler even tried to lodge a protest to the League of Nations. Main attractions: Bernardine Monastery and the Divy Marii church, the Sts. Peter and Paul church, the St. Nicolas church and bell tower, City Hall. Source of information: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Сокаль