The settlement was first mentioned in a 1301 deed, then part of the
March of Lusatia and the settlement area of the
Sorbs. Located within the
historical region of
Lower Lusatia, the border with
Upper Lusatia—the
state country of
Muskau—ran just a few miles south of the village. It was part of the
Duchy of Jawor, the southwesternmost duchy of fragmented
Piast-ruled Poland, until 1346 and afterwards it was ruled by Czech kings, Hungarian kings, Saxon electors and Polish kings. In the
Late Middle Ages, it was located at the intersection of important east-west and north-south trade routes. A route connecting
Warsaw and
Poznań with
Dresden ran through the settlement in the 18th century and King
Augustus III of Poland often traveled that route. In 1815, it was annexed by
Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, before being reintegrated with Poland after
Nazi Germany's defeat in
World War II. Until 1998 it belonged to former
Zielona Góra Voivodeship. There is a Catholic church of Our Lady Queen of Poland in the village. ==Notable people==