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Sychyovka, Sychyovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia

Town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia

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en_nameSychyovka
ru_nameСычёвка
image_skylineКинотеатр в Сычёвке.JPG
image_captionIn Sychyovka
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map_label_positionbottom
image_coaSychyovka COA (Smolensk Governorate) (1780).png
federal_subjectSmolensk Oblast
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adm_district_jurSychyovsky District
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adm_selsoviet_jurSychyovskoye
adm_selsoviet_typeUrban settlement
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adm_ctr_of1Sychyovsky District
adm_ctr_of1_ref
adm_ctr_of2Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement
adm_ctr_of2_ref
inhabloc_catTown
inhabloc_cat_ref
mun_district_jurSychyovsky Municipal District
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urban_settlement_jurSychyovskoye Urban Settlement
urban_settlement_jur_ref
mun_admctr_of1Sychyovsky Municipal District
mun_admctr_of1_ref
mun_admctr_of2Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement
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area_km211.03
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pop_2010census8111
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established_date1488
established_titleFirst mentioned
current_cat_date1776
postal_codes215279, 215280

Sychyovka () is a town and the administrative center of Sychyovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located between the Vazuza and Losmina Rivers, 234 km northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Etymology

The name of the town derives from the Russian word "сыч" (sych), which literally means "little owl", but can also mean "a gloomy person".

History

It was first mentioned in 1488 as a votchina of a Tver prince Ivan the Young, son of Ivan III. In 1493, it became a palace village in Vyazminsky Uyezd. In 1776, Sychyovka was granted town status. During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from October 10, 1941 until March 8, 1943, when it was liberated by troops of the Soviet Western Front.

On January 7, 1943, Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sychyovka serves as the administrative center of Sychyovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Sychyovsky District as Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Sychyovsky Municipal District.

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References

  1. {{OKTMO reference. 66 646 101
  2. "Sychyovka. Smolensk".
  3. Resolution #261
  4. Law #106-z
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