Sychyovka () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
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 ...
in
Smolensk Oblast
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,
Russia
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, located between the
Vazuza
The Vazuza (), a river in the Novoduginsky and Sychyovsky districts of Smolensk Oblast and in the Zubtsovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, becomes a right tributary of the Volga. It is long, and its drainage basin covers . Soviet engin ...
and
Losmina Rivers, northeast of
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow.
First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
Etymology
The name of the town derives from the Russian word "" (''sych''), which literally means "
little owl
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", 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
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, the town was occupied by the
German Army
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from
October 10, 1941 until
March 8, 1943, when it was liberated by troops of the
Soviet
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Western Front.
On January 7, 1943, Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an
Einsatzgruppen
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.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Sychyovka serves as the
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
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 ...
.
[Resolution #261] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Sychyovsky District as Sychyovskoye
Urban Settlement
An urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures.
*Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape Town in Western Cape
*Urban settlement, a ...
.
As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Sychyovsky Municipal District.
[Law #106-z]
References
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Cities and towns in Smolensk Oblast
Sychyovsky Uyezd
Holocaust locations in Russia