Spychowo

Spychowo
Village
Spychowo
Coordinates: 53°36′4″N 21°20′46″E / 53.60111°N 21.34611°E / 53.60111; 21.34611
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Szczytno
Gmina Świętajno
Population 1,100
Website http://www.spychowo.com.pl

Spychowo pronounced [spɨˈxɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świętajno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Świętajno, 25 km (16 mi) east of Szczytno, and 60 km (37 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The village has a population of 1,100.

History

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.[2]

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 region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or Ukranians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947. The village was initially renamed Pupy, which was changed to Spychowo in 1960.

On September 23, 1979 the local Protestant church was charged whilst liturgy and forcefully taken over by Catholics.[3][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 Krystyna Pieńkowska (2014). "Historia Spychowa" [History of Spychowo]. Strona przyjaciół Spychowa. Spychowo.com.pl. p. 1. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Andreas Kossert: Masuren - Ostpreussens vergessener Süden, p. 374


Coordinates: 53°36′4″N 21°20′46″E / 53.60111°N 21.34611°E / 53.60111; 21.34611

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