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Sychyovsky Uyezd,
Sychyovsky/Sychevsky (masculine), Sychyovskaya/Sychevskaya (feminine), or Sychyovskoye/Sychevskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Sychyovsky District Sychyovsky District () is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #106-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The a ..., a district of Smolensk Oblast, Russia * Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement, an administrative division and a municipal formation which the town of Sychyovka in Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia is incorporated as * Sychyovsky (rural locality) (''Sychyovskaya'', ''Sychyovskoye''), several rural localities in Russia {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sychyovsky District
Sychyovsky District () is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #106-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Sychyovka, Sychyovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Sychyovka. Population: 14,158 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census); The population of Sychyovka accounts for 57.3% of the district's total population. Geography The western part of Sychyovsky District is a highland where river source, sources of several rivers are located, including one of the Dnieper River, Dnieper in the western tip of the district. Northwestern tip of the district belongs to the Daugava River, Western Dvina (Daugava) drainage basin, basin, while the rest (mostly Sychyovka lowland) drains into the Volga River, Volga via the Vazuza River; some territories were flooded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement
Sychyovka () is a town and the administrative center of Sychyovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located between the Vazuza and Losmina Rivers, northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Etymology The name of the town derives from the Russian word "" (''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 adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |