Sychyovka, Sychyovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

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Coordinates: 55°50′N 34°17′E / 55.833°N 34.283°E / 55.833; 34.283
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Administrative districtSychyovsky District
Urban settlementSychyovskoye
First mentioned1488
Town status since1776
Area
 • Total11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Elevation200 m (700 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total8,111
 • Estimate (2018)8,220 (+1.3%)
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Administrative status
 • Capital ofSychyovsky District, Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement
Municipal status
 • Municipal districtSychyovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementSychyovskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofSychyovsky Municipal District, Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code(s)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 Russian census); 8,683 (2002 Census); 9,643 (1989 Soviet census).

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. 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 administrative center of Sychyovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Sychyovsky District as Sychyovskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Sychyovsky Municipal District.

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Resolution #261
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 . Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #106-z
  5. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 66 646 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 66 646 101. ).
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров . Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ "Sychyovka. Smolensk". www.yahadmap.org.

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