In 1839 the town belonged to the president of Bank Polski - Mr Henryk Łubieński, who grounded the first factory of tools and agriculture machines in Lublin area.

In the first half of August 1920 in Firlej, marshal Józef Piłsudski inspected the Polish troops going to the east.

On 8 June 1944, the German gendarmerie, SS and Ukrainian auxiliaries murdered five local Poles, four men and one woman, suspected of resistance activities.

The lack of large cities and industry in the area makes development of agrotourism and ecological farm very attractive.

The picturesque rivers Wieprz and Tyśmienica, with numerous old basins, make this flat area attractive for recreation, especially water sports.