| Spychowo | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Warmian-Masurian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Szczytno |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Świętajno |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 53.6011°N 21.3461°W |
| Population Total: | 1100 |
| Website: | http://www.spychowo.com.pl |
Spychowo pronounced as /pl/ (de|Puppen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) north-east of Świętajno, 250NaN0 east of Szczytno, and 600NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The village has a population of 1,100. Spychowo is the seat of the Spychowo forest district (Nadleśnictwo Spychowo),[2] which manages the .[3]
In mid 13th century the Teutonic Order, following the medieval conquest of Old Prussia, built a fortification at the place of an Old Prussian settlement.
The village was a favorite hunting post of the Prussian Kings and, after the Nazi rise to power, Hermann Göring. Before 1945 it was known as Puppen.
After World War II the village was initially renamed Pupy, which was changed to Spychowo in 1960.
On September 23, 1979 the local Protestant church was taken over by Catholics.[4] [5]