In the
Middle Ages, the area was part of the territory of the
Vistulans tribe, one of the
Polish tribes. It became part of the emerging
Polish state in the 10th century. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Polish
Seniorate Province and
Duchy of Racibórz. Later on, the village passed under
Bohemian (Czech) suzerainty, and in the 15th century, it became part of the newly formed
Duchy of Pszczyna. During the political upheaval caused by
Matthias Corvinus the duchy was overtaken in 1480 by
Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn from the
Piast dynasty, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian
magnates of the
Thurzó family, forming the
Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as
Studenicze. Along with the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526 it became part of the
Habsburg monarchy. In the
War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the
Kingdom of Prussia, including the village, and in 1871 it became part of the
German Empire. After
World War I, Poland regained independence, and following the subsequent Polish
Silesian Uprisings against Germany, the village was reintegrated with the reborn Polish state. ==Notable people==