Sychyovka is a town and the administrative center of Sychyovsky District

Sychyovsky District

Sychyovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 25 in Smolensk Oblast, Russia....

 of Smolensk Oblast

Smolensk Oblast

Smolensk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its area is . Population: -Geography:The administrative center of Smolensk Oblast is the city of Smolensk. Other ancient towns include Vyazma and Dorogobuzh....

, Russia

Russia

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, located between the Vazuza

Vazuza River

Vazuza is a river in Smolensk Oblast and Tver Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. Length: 162 km, watershed area: 7120 km². The lower part of the river has been transformed into Vazuza Reservoir. The towns of Sychyovka and Zubtsov are located on the Vazuza ....

 and Losmina River

Losmina River

Losmina is the river in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Vazuza River....

s 234 kilometres (145.4 mi) northeast of Smolensk

Smolensk

Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...

. Population:

It was first mentioned in 1488 as a votchina

Votchina

Votchina or otchina was an East Slavic land estate that could be inherited. The term "votchina" was also used to describe the lands of a knyaz.The term originated in the law of Kievan Rus...

 of a Tver

Tver

Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...

 prince Ivan the Young

Ivan the Young

Ivan Ivanovich was the eldest son and heir of Ivan III from his first marriage to Maria of Tver.Ivan's father empowered him to deal with most administrative and military affairs of the state in order to make ordinary...

, son of Ivan III. In 1493, it became a palace village of Vyazminsky Uyezd. In 1776, Sychyovka was granted town status. The name derives from a Russian word sych ' onMouseout='HidePop("62087")' href="/topics/Little_Owl">Little Owl

Little Owl

The Little Owl is a bird which is resident in much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It is not native to Great Britain, but was first introduced in 1842, and is now naturalised there...

"), which also means "a gloomy person".