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"The history of the town hall dates back to the early 15th century. Bishop Jakub of Płock is said to have funded the seat of the town authorities in 1405. The Gothic tower added to the town hall fulfilled both judicial and penitentiary functions as well as defense. Initially, it reached a height of 15 m and was built on a rectangular plan. During the 15th and 16th centuries, it was gradually raised, with additional storeys built on an octagonal plan. A new town hall was also built - lower, more modern - in the Renaissance style, topped with a crested attic. The 30-meter tower at that time gained a domed spire with a lantern, and a clock was also ordered for it. During the wars in the 17th and 18th centuries, the town hall burned down several times. In 1728, it was rebuilt with funds from Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Kostka Załuski. The two-bay building surrounded the tower in a horseshoe shape from the east. The entrance was located on the north and covered with a wooden arcade. The tower roof was changed to an octagonal one, and the clock was abandoned. In this form, the town hall survived until the end of the 19th century. At that time, in addition to the city authorities, the army was quartered here, and there was a prison and even warehouses for Pułtusk merchants. At the end of the 19th century, a shelter was organized in the ruined building, and from 1880, the ground floor and the tower were put into use by the Volunteer Fire Department. After 1902, a new, smaller building was erected on the site of the former building, in the neo-Gothic style, only for the use of the fire department. The tower was deprived of its roof, replacing it with an uncovered platform. It turned out to be completely non-functional and the original roof covering of the tower top was quickly restored. Also at that time, a clock was placed on the north side, on the seventh floor." Source: https://arch.pultusk.pl/wieza-dawnego-ratusza-gotycko-renesansowa/

Opposite is a bar-cafe. You can eat and drink coffee. In the summer, good ice cream with a view of the locals who meet on the benches nearby.

It is worth coming here for this footbridge and the view of the Narew River.

Coffee and cake next to the town hall

everywhere there are cobblestones, if not for the view I wouldn't recommend it

The city fountain, located on the market square in Pułtusk, at the foot of the castle, is not only an element of architecture. From June 23, 2022, there are WATER - LIGHT - SOUND SHOWS.

These canals are branches of the Narew River transformed into canals. Canal A is the longest of the canals that surrounds the market square and the entire old town from the rest of the city. Channel B surrounding the old town from Rybitew - part of the town located on the banks of the Narew river was built on the site of a former settlement destroyed centuries ago by a great flood and buried by landslides. Channel C partially flowing around Rybitew. Numerous (9 pcs.) bridges and footbridges connecting the old town with the rest of the city over the canals

The construction of the Pułtusk Town Hall, the seat of the municipal authorities, began at the beginning of the 15th century. It was supposedly founded in 1405, probably in a wooden form, by the bishop of Płock, Jakub Kurdwanowski. The Gothic tower added to the town hall a little later, serving both judicial and penitentiary functions as well as defense, was built as a brick building. In the 16th century, a new, renaissance town hall building with an attic was built. It burned down several times during the wars in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1728, it was rebuilt on the initiative of Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Kostka Załuski and survived until the end of the 19th century. At that time, in addition to the city authorities, the army was quartered in it, there was a detention center and even warehouses for Pułtusk merchants. At the end of the 19th century, a poorhouse was organized in the ruined building, and from 1880 the ground floor and the tower were put into use by the Volunteer Fire Brigade. After 1902, a new, smaller, neo-Gothic building was erected on the site of the demolished building. During World War II, the fire station and the tower were partially destroyed. In the years 1947 - 1949, the tower was renovated according to the design of Mieczysław Rzepecki, while the fire station was demolished. The town hall tower has survived from the medieval seat of the municipal authorities of Pułtusk to the present day. In 1964, the Regional Museum was organized there, which is still located there today. Interestingly, the tower is located in the middle of the market square, which is considered the longest in Europe.