The first mention of Tolkmicko this is a legend, to the twelfth century, these areas was inhabited by the Prussian tribes. In the years 1233 - 1283 the Prussians were conquered by the Teutonic Knights. In 1300 years the settlement gained the privilege of localization. The first written record of the city's name comes from the 1326 years, on March 21, 1351 the Grand Master of the Teutonic renewed urban city privilege Tolkmicko. in 1359 years in the town obtained the privilege of fishing. In 1466 after the Thirteen Years' War of the Polish Kingdom Tolkmicko with the Teutonic Knights became part of the Polish and remained in them for 1772 years. In 1772, after the partition of Polish town became part of East Prussia

Polish After the partition in 1772, the city became part of East Prussia. During the Second World War the town was severely of destroyed on, half the population fled. After the war, there existed food processing plants and sea port. In the sea port operates only on the Vistula Lagoon sea rescue unit. In the sea port, on the waterfront south built the marina for tourism, available to boaters building with sanitary facilities at the marina are electrical connections and water installation. In Tolkmicko there are several monuments that are worth seeing: Church of St. James, a Gothic tower, railway station of 1867, south of the city, south of the city, in an area of Elbląg Upland Landscape Park are the remains of an old Prussian settlement Tolkmita shafts.