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===Early history===
The town was founded as a defensive [[fortification|stronghold]] on an [[Old Prussians|Old Prussian]] site. In 1224 at [[Catania]], Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] declared [[Prussia (region)|Prussia]] directly subordinate to the church and [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Later in the same year the pope assigned Bishop [[William of Modena]] as the papal legate to Prussia. With the imperial [[Golden Bull of Rimini]], the [[Teutonic Knights]] were granted control of the region, which they subsequently conquered. According to a local legend, the Old Prussian inhabitants were baptised by [[Anselm of Meissen]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}, a [[priest]] of the [[Teutonic Knights]] and the first Bishop of the [[Archbishopric of Warmia|Bishopric of Warmia]] which was created in 1242 by William of Modena.

Supposedly when the stronghold's lord died, his widow Gertruda offered the settlement to the bishop, and in her honor it was named "Frauenburg" (German for "Our Lady's fortress", "Castrum Dominae Nostrae"<ref>Zapiski historyczne, by Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu, Published by Państwowe Wydayn. Naukowe, 2006 [https://books.google.com/books?id=vQrUAAAAMAAJ&q=Frauenburg+Castrum+Dominae+Nostrae]</ref> in Latin). This name is not unique in German, as it usually originates in the construction of a fortified chapel, church, or monastery dedicated to the [[Mary, the mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]] or inhabited by [[nun]]s. Several places were thus named [[Frauenburg (disambiguation)|Frauenburg]] or [[Marienburg (disambiguation)|Marienburg]], like the nearby [[Malbork Castle|Marienburg castle]] and city (now [[Malbork]]).

The village was first mentioned in a 1278 document signed by Bishop Heinrich Fleming. On 8 July 1310, Bishop [[Eberhard of Neisse]] granted the town [[Lübeck law|Lübeck city rights]], as used by many member cities of the [[Hanseatic League]]. It was described, still rather unspecifically, as ''Civitas Warmiensis'' (''Warmian city'').

In 1329–1388, the magnificent [[Brick Gothic]] cathedral (now the [[Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Andrew]]) was built, and was dedicated to the [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Virgin Mary]], or "Our Lady".

Over the centuries, the cathedral has been expanded and rebuilt repeatedly. There are also several other historic churches, dedicated to [[Nicholas of Myra|St. Nicholas]], [[Saint George|St. George]], and [[Saint Anne|St. Anne]], all built in the 13th century.