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Town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sychyovka (Russian: Сычёвка) is a town and the administrative center of Sychyovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located between the Vazuza and Losmina Rivers, 234 kilometers (145 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,111 (2010 Census);[2] 8,683 (2002 Census);[7] 9,643 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Sychyovka
Сычёвка | |
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Coordinates: 55°50′N 34°17′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Sychyovsky District[1] |
Urban settlement | Sychyovskoye[1] |
First mentioned | 1488 |
Town status since | 1776 |
Area | |
• Total | 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,111 |
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
• Capital of | Sychyovsky District,[1] Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement[1] |
• Municipal district | Sychyovsky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
• Capital of | Sychyovsky Municipal District,[3] Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 215279, 215280 |
OKTMO ID | 66646101001 |
The name of the town derives from the Russian word "сыч" (sych), which literally means "little owl", but can also mean "a gloomy person".
It was first mentioned in 1488 as a votchina of a Tver prince Ivan the Young, son of Ivan III.[citation needed] In 1493, it became a palace village in Vyazminsky Uyezd. In 1776, Sychyovka was granted town status.[citation needed] 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.[9]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sychyovka serves as the administrative center of Sychyovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Sychyovsky District as Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Sychyovsky Municipal District.[3]
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