History of the Town
The history of Łaziska Górne is closely connected with the past of the Pszczyna Lands, a territorial unit which covered the most part of the present Province of Silesia. The first mentions of the village Łaziska date from the 23 of March 1287, when this area was owned by a knight called Borko of Łaziska.
Untill the 17th century, the village inhabitants’ livelihood was solely farming and there were only some craftsmen among them who satisfied the local needs in that respect. At the end of 17th century, great changes took place here as a result of the discovery of coal deposit. The development of coal mining caused the growing demand for electricity which resulted in the construction of today’s "Łaziska" Power Plant.
Transformations occurring by the end of the 18th century, brought about deep changes in the character of local villages, coverting them into industrial-agricultural settlements. In this time new roads were built to connect Łaziska with Orzesze, Zawiść, Woszczyce and Śmiłowice.
In 1896 Łaziska was provided with electricity supply and 20 years later the first water-supply system was built.
The following all-round development of Łaziska, which once consisted of several tens of farms, moved towards transforming it into a unit of an urban character. These changes were reflected in the Prime Minister’s decree of November 9th 1950, according to which Łaziska Górne was granted civic rights on 1 January 1951. On 13 November 1964 Łaziska Średnie, together with Łaziska Dolne that was incorporated into it, was given the status of a settlement. After the 1973 administrative division reform Łaziska Średnie and Łaziska Dolne were included into the town’s boundaries, as well as part of the former village Mokre, thus increasing the town’s area from 11 km2 up to 20 km2.
