Sychyovka
Description
Sychyovka is a town and the administrative center of Sychyovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located between the Vazuza and Losmina Rivers, 234 km northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,111 (2010).
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 to March 8, 1943.
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