| Reszel is one of few Warmia towns where not only many historic buildings but also medieval layout have been preserved. In 1241 the Teutonic squad
conquered a Prussian settlement Resl. On its ruins
they built a stronghold. Two years later the pope granted that part of the region to the Warmia bishops. At the end of the 13th century a settlement was founded at the foot of the stronghold. In 1337 it was given a foundation charter by bishop Herman
of Prague, who in 1348 initiated the construction
of St. Peter and Paul’s church. At the end of the 14th century the borough was surrounded by walls with three gates – High,
Königsberg and Fishermen’s. At that time, by the Fishermen’s gate a stone bridge over the Izera river
was constructed (at present the Izera is called the Sajna). At that time Reszel was the third biggest borough of Warmia after Braniewo and Lidzbark. By the Treaty of Toruń in 1466 Warmia was incorporated into Poland. In the mid-17th c. townspeople were wealthy enough to pay a ransom to the bishop and from 1655 Reszel was ruled by the town council with a mayor. | 
the 14th c. St. Peter and Paul's church,