chronicle note from 1402 informs us that komtur Wilhelm von Helfenstein returned to Bezławki from his expedition to Lithuania. It can be inferred from this that the gothic castle built here before 1400 served as a watchtower and a base of operations for expansion into Lithuania. Built on an almost uninhabited area, it was most likely to defend Kętrzyn from the south. The construction site was well chosen in terms of defense, it is located on an inaccessible hill. Initially, the courtyard was surrounded on three sides by a
Aerial photo, photo by ZeroJeden, IX 2021
perimeter wall, and only on one side - from the north - was there a residential wing within the perimeter of the wall. The walls were built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, as were the towers, while the gate was built only in 1583. In 1513, during the reconstruction after the destruction at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, the castle was rebuilt into a church, and in 1583 adapted to a Protestant church. In the years 1726-1730, a massive tower was added to the existing church, or more precisely to its western wall, and shortly afterwards - a sacristy to the eastern wall, and a porch to the southern wall. In 1884, another reconstruction was carried out. For some time, it housed an Evangelical church, currently - a Catholic church. The key to the building is with the sacristan in the so-called Strachowizna.
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chronicle note from 1402 informs us that komtur Wilhelm von Helfenstein returned to Bezławki from his expedition to Lithuania. It can be inferred from this that the gothic castle built here before 1400 served as a watchtower and a base of operations for expansion into Lithuania. Built on an almost uninhabited area, it was most likely to defend Kętrzyn from the south. The construction site was well chosen in terms of defense, it is located on an inaccessible hill. Initially, the courtyard was surrounded on three sides by a 
