Abundant skeletons of the Upper Triassic tetrapods (i.e., large Temnospondyli: Metoposaurus and Cyclotosaurus; reptiles: Paleorhinus, dinosauriformes (Silesaurus) were described from the pit.

Two paleontological museums and large dinopark (so-called JuraPark)[2] are at Krasiejów.

[4] In 1936, the Germans changed the name to Schönhorst to erase traces of Polish origin.

During World War II the Germans operated the E799 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.

[5] After Germany's defeat in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland, and its historic name was restored.