Sokół movement
Polish offshoot of the Czech Sokol movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sokół (Polish: [ˈsɔkuw] ⓘ, English: Falcon), or in full the Polskie Towarzystwo Gimnastyczne "Sokół" (English: "Falcon" Polish Gymnastic Society), is the Polish offshoot of the Czech Sokol movement, and the oldest youth movement organization of Poland. Created in Lwów in 1867, by the end of World War I the movement had its units – gniazda ("Nests") – in all parts of Poland, as well as among the Polish communities abroad. The group's goal was to develop fitness, both physically and mentally, with a motto mens sana in corpore sano ("a fit spirit in a fit body").
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Founded | 7 February 1867; 157 years ago (1867-02-07) |
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Founder | Jan Żaplachta-Zapałowicz, Józef Milleret[1] |
Founded at | Lwów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria |
Type | gymnastics society |
Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
Region served | Poland |
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