The first written mention of Stěžery is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1229, when the village was acquired by the monastery in Opatovice nad Labem.

[3] The D11 motorway from Prague to Hradec Králové runs through the municipality.

The wooden Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist was first mentioned in 1350[6] or 1355.

[6] Stěžery Castle was originally a fortress, rebuilt in the Renaissance style in 1802–1803 by Ernst Christoph of Harrach.

The original fortress formed the northern wing of the castle.