It is a part and the seat of the eponymous Dziwnów municipality within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

[1] The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967[3] and the battle at Julin Bridge took place nearby in 1170.

[4] During World War II, in June 1944, American army conducted air raids on the Nazi German garrison in the village.

[4] In accordance with the Potsdam Agreement the city became part of the Polish People's Republic.

[4] From 1964 to 1986, the 1st Assault Battalion, which was considered one of the best trained units in the history of the Polish Army, was stationed in Dziwnów.