[4] The first settlers began to arrive during the reigns of Polish kings Ladislaus I the Short and Casimir III the Great.

[5][4] After the First Partition of Poland, the village was annexed by Austria, and included within its newly formed autonomous province of Galicia.

[4] At the same time, the inhabitants greatly suffered from war activity, food rationing and subsequent poverty.

[7] Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945.

[4] The Jews of Słopnice were sent by the Nazi Germans to a newly established ghetto in the nearby town of Limanowa, where they were starved, murdered or sent to extermination camps.

[11] In 2016, the mayor, Adam Sołtys, said, "There's quite a bit of excitement in the air here—we're proud of Senator Sanders and we wish our 'homeboy' even greater success!

It also a features camping sites and lookout points due to its position along the picturesque Carpathian Mountains.