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);[8] 9,643 (1989 Census).[9]

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
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	8,220 (+1.3%)
• 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[4]
• Urban settlement	Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Sychyovsky Municipal District[4], Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	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.[10]

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.[4]

References

Notes

Sources

• Администрация Смоленской области. Постановление №261 от 30 апреля 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области», в ред. Постановления №464 от 27 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области». Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (Administration of Smolensk Oblast. Resolution #261 of April 30, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #464 of June 27, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast. ).
• Смоленская областная Дума. Закон №106-з от 20 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом муниципального района муниципального образования "Сычёвский район" Смоленской области, об установлении границ муниципальных образований, территории которых входят в его состав, и наделении их соответствующим статусом», в ред. Закона №69-з от 28 мая 2015 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований Сычёвского района Смоленской области, об установлении численности и срока полномочий депутатов представительных органов первого созыва вновь образованных муниципальных образований Сычёвского района Смоленской области, а также порядка избрания, полномочий и срока полномочий первых глав вновь образованных муниципальных образований Сычёвского района Смоленской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Смоленской областной Думы и Администрации Смоленской области", №13, часть II, стр. 47, 22 декабря 2004 г. (Smolensk Oblast Duma. Law #106-z of December 20, 2004 On Granting the Status of the Municipal District to the Municipal Formation of "Sychyovsky District" of Smolensk Oblast, on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations the Territories of Which It Comprises, and on Granting Them Appropriate Status, as amended by the Law #69-z of May 28, 2015 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations in Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, on Setting the Number and Term Limits of the Deputies of the Representative Bodies of the First Convocation in the Newly Established Municipal Formations in Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, as Well as the Election Procedures, Powers, and Term Limits of the First Heads of the Newly Established Municipal Formations in Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast. Effective as of the official publication date.).

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