Raciąż invites you to a meeting with a 13th century fortified settlement. Raciąż town was situated on an island on the southern shore of Lake Śpierewnik, a few kilometres from today's Raciąż village. The then island is now a peninsula - geomorphological research has shown that in the Middle Ages the lake level was 1 metre higher than today. In the 13th century the Raciąż castellany together with the castle in Raciąż and the Szczytno castellany functioned within the secular duchy. The Raciąż town together with the Szczytno town administered the south-western part of the Gdansk Pomerania. They performed administrative, military, judicial and economic functions. The Raciąż town defended the border of the duchy with Greater Poland. Due to the "via magna" route running through it, the merchants who used it supported the duchy's finances with fees and tributes. In 1256, in retaliation for conquering the castle in Nakło, Greater Poland troops raided Raciąż and burnt it down. It was rebuilt, although its functioning did not last long. In 1305 the town probably no longer existed, and its end was as tragic as the events of 1256. Another fire covered the town. Today we can see a reconstruction of the town, to which a bridge over the lake leads. The entrance gate has been reconstructed, the location of houses and other buildings located in the former town has been marked, as well as the place of the 13th-century cemetery. Numerous information boards allow you to explore the interesting history of this place.
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