It has several tourist attractions, in addition to its old porcelain factory, including ruins of a 16th-century castle and a church from the same period.

Ćmielów belongs to Lesser Poland, and lies on the Kamienna river in the Sandomierz Upland, 10 kilometers east of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, along local road nr.

In 1388, brothers Marcin and Mikołaj from Baruchów sold the village and the castle to knight Gniewosz of Dalewice.

On April 12, 1657, Swedish and Transylvanian armies met here, and the castle was the temporary residence of George II Rakoczi.

In 1750, King Augustus III of Poland issued a privilege to local artisans, allowing them to sell their products across the country.

When the Germans occupied Ćmielów in September 1939, they began immediately to rob and starve the Jewish community.

Among points of interest are the ruins of the castle, parish church (first built in the late 14th century), roadside chapel (1850s), and the St. Florian figure.