Sychyovka, Sychyovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

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Sychyovka
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Sychyovka
Sychyovka (Smolensk Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°50′N34°17′E / 55.833°N 34.283°E / 55.833; 34.283
Country Russia
Federal subject Smolensk Oblast [1]
Administrative district Sychyovsky District [1]
Urban settlement Sychyovskoye [1]
First mentioned1488
Town status since1776
Area
[1]
  Total11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
  Total8,111
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
   Capital ofSychyovsky District, [1] Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement [1]
   Municipal district Sychyovsky Municipal District [3]
  Urban settlementSychyovskoye Urban Settlement [3]
   Capital ofSychyovsky Municipal District, [3] Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement [4]
Time zone UTC+3 (MSK   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg [5] )
Postal code(s) [6]
215279, 215280
OKTMO ID66646101001

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]

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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]

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