Altogether, some 100 towns were granted Sroda Slaska law, together with hundreds of villages.
Introduction of this law was supported by Silesian Duke Henry I the Bearded, who frequently sent his envoys to Halle for consultation.
Compared with Magdeburg rights, Sroda law as less advanced and more conservative, providing limited autonomy to towns.
First town in the Kingdom of Poland which was granted Sroda Slaska law was Kostomloty (probably 1241), followed by Ujow and Sobotka.
In 1283, Duke Przemysl II created high court of German law, located in Kalisz.