Sokołów Podlaski [sɔˈkɔwuf pɔˈdlaskʲi] is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Warsaw.

This area in early Medieval time was a scene of the feudal fights between the Polish and Ruthenian states, the Teutonic Knights, Yotvingians and Lithuanians.

Archaeological research to determinate the cultural and ethnic structure of the settlements discovered numerous archaeological sites from the early Middle Ages in the area, which allowed scientists to accurately reproduce the phases of colonisation process and the character of defensive and residential building structures of the settlements.

Ceramics, iron fittings, buckles, beads, staples and numerous items of burial equipment testify about the culture, customs and rituals celebrated to honour the dead.

[5] Administratively Sokołów was part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.

Michał Kleofas Ogiński brought French craftsmen who started the production of silk scarves, hats, rugs, linen and Slutsk sashes.

[3] After the Third Partition of Poland, Sokołów fell under Austrian rule, and after the Polish-Austrian war, in 1809, became part of the Polish Duchy of Warsaw.

In 1833, the town was purchased from Michał Kleofas Ogiński by local landowner Karol Kobyloński, who 10 years later sold it to Elżbieta Hirschman.

During the January Insurrection, local priest Stanisław Brzóska became a famous leader of the Polish resistance against Russian rule.