The beginnings of the permanent settlement go back to the early Middle Ages. In the second half of the 13th century there was a wooden castellan town belonging to the dukes of Pomerania. Since 1303 it was under the rule of Teutonic Order and became the administration centre of the Order. Puck received the German town privileges in 1348.

During the Thirteen Years War (1454-1466), the residents of Puck supported Polish party. In 1457 the banished king of Sweden Charles VIII Kuntsson Bonde found shelter in Puck. In exchange for 15 thousand Prussia marks, Polish king Casimir Jagiellonczyk pawned him the land of Puck (980 square kilometre). This small Duch of Puck existed formally till 1460, when it was retrived by the Order and the king fled to Gdańsk.

In 1466 Puck was incorporated to Royal Prussia, being the integral part of Poland, (before that Royal Prussia had limited autonomy). It became the seat of the county authorities, the meeting place of local noblemen and the judical centre. During the reign of Waza dynasty also fucntioned as the base of Polish fleet.

In the the middle of the 18th century the state of the town deteriorated and in 1772 it was captured by Frederic the Great. Later, in 1818 it was renamed into Putzig, as a result of being stated the seat of the county under the administration of Gdansk. At that time the importance of Puck increased. To its political growth contributed, among the others, the production of local beer.

On 10th of Februrary 1920, so called Poland's Wedding to the Sea took place, in which general Haller participated. Up till 1926 Puck was the only sea port, apart from Gdansk. In the same year the town was degraded - the county of Puck, including the town itself and the aera of Wejherowo, became eliminated. In the following years 1939-1945 the town was occupied by German Army. They established a labour camp there, where the prisoners were forced to produce parts for aviation industry. In 1956 the status of Puck counnty was reestablished and it continued to exist till 1975. It was reactivated once more in 1999. (source: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puck).

If you are a history lover you can easily find numerous traces of the past in Puck. Among others:

1. Medieval structure of the old part of the town with tenements from 18th and 19th century (presented with town privileges in 1348).
2. Parish church from the 14th century with gothic brick hall, including baroque interior decorations. The place known for the cult of blessed Wladyslaw Miegon, the priest and the army man.
3. Archeological post in the castle of Puck from the 14th and 16th century - ul.Zamkowa.
4. Earth entrenchment from the period of Polish-Swedish wars in 17th century - ul. Zeglarzy.
5. Monument of Antoni Abraham, known as Kashubian activist at the turn of the 19th and 20th century - square in ul. 1. Maja.
6. Monument of general Józef Haller, who as the commander of the Pomeranian front was given Pomorze by the German administration. He was also the executor of Poland's Wedding to the Sea- fishing port in Puck.
7. The post commemorating Poland's Wedding to the Sea from 10th of February 1920 - fishing port in Puck.
8. Museum of the Land of Puck.
9. Middle-class tenement house with the archeological exhibition and and other periodical expositions - Puck, pl. Wolnosci 28.
10. .Szpitalik (Museum of The Land of Puck) with ethnogarphical exposotion and a smithy - ul. Walowa 11.
11. State Library in Puck under the name of Poland's Wedding to the Sea - phone no.058 673 28 76.
12. Lending shop, reading room, exhibition on Poland's Wedding to the Sea, periodical expositions - Puck, ul.Sambora 16.

(source: http://www.miasto.puck.pl/)