Polish Baroque poet Walenty Roździeński [pl] mentioned it under the latter name in his 1612 poem Officina ferraria, abo huta y warstat z kuźniami szlachetnego dzieła żelaznego.

In the mid-19th century, Ozimek was located on the major rail route Lubliniec–Opole and the town quickly developed.

From 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, although in the 19th century it was inhabited predominantly by Poles and Czechs, mostly of Catholic confession.

There is also the Museum of Metallurgy of the Mała Panew Valley (Muzeum Hutnictwa Doliny Małej Panwi).

Polish international players Waldemar Sobota, Paweł Olkowski and Adam Ledwoń started their careers in the club.