It originates in the historic region of Silesia in south-western Poland and is the heaviest of the Polish warmblood breeds.

It has been influenced mainly by the Oldenburger, and to some extent also by the East Friesian, the Hanoverian and the Thoroughbred.

The Silesian Warmblood originates in the historic region of Silesia, which lies mostly in the south-west of modern Poland.

[4]: 503 [2][5] Records of this type of horse have been kept since the late nineteenth century; the stud-book dates from 1961.

[4]: 503  In 2023 the total number for the old type of the breed was reported at 1400–1900 head, with 1468 brood-mares and 318 stallions at stud.