Sokolniki, Tula Oblast
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Sokolniki (Template:Langx) was a town in Novomoskovsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located Script error: No such module "convert". east of Tula. On October 24, 2008, it was merged with the town of Novomoskovsk, with its territory re-organized as a microdistrict. Population: Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2]
History
The village of Sokolniki had existed in the region since at least the 19th century. The name originates from the last name Sokolnikov.
It was formed as a settlement in 1949, and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1954. Town status was granted to it in 1958.
Brown coal was mined in the town until the 1990s.
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- Geography of Tula Oblast
- Defunct towns in Russia
- Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
- Populated places established in 1949
- Populated places disestablished in 2008
- 1949 establishments in the Soviet Union
- 2008 disestablishments in Russia
- Former urban-type settlements of Tula Oblast