Sychyovka, Sychyovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Sychyovka.

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
Town[1]
In Sychyovka
Coat of arms
Location of Sychyovka
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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 [1]
• Total	11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	8,111
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Sychyovsky District,[1] Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status
• 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

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.^{[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]

Administrative and municipal status

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]