The village belongs to one of the oldest rural settlements in the area, having been endowed by the king on a Polish knight, Dominik Pieniążek (see: Jan Chryzostom Pieniążek, from Odrowąż family(see Odrowąż coat of arms) in 1291.
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Born on one of the largest Sypniewski estates in Greater Poland into a Polish noble family, he was the first son of Stanislaus Sypniewski (crest Odrowąż) and Anna Powelska (crest Nałęcz).
At that time, the village belonged to the Odrowąż noble family (see Odrowąż coat of arms), County of Lelów, Kraków Voivodeship.