Sukhinichi () is a

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and the administrative center of Sukhinichsky District in Kaluga Oblast,

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, a large railway junction on the

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– Kyiv line, situated on the Bryn River southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

The first historical records of the town date from the first half of the 16th century. It was granted town status in 1840. During

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, Sukhinichi was occupied by the German Army from October 7, 1941 to January 29, 1942. It has grown mainly due to the development of the railway.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sukhinichi serves as the administrative center of Sukhinichsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the

of Sukhinichi is incorporated within Sukhinichsky Municipal District as Sukhinichi Urban Settlement.Law #369-OZ

Climate

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The murder of the Jews of Sukhinichi
during

, at Yad Vashem website. {{Authority control Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast Holocaust locations in Russia Kozelsky Uyezd