<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Kwaphela amakhulu eminyaka, kuze kube yilapho iPoland ihlukaniswa, i-Opatów yayiyisikhungo esibalulekile sesifunda saseLesser Poland. Phakathi nokuhlasela kwamaTatar 1502, leli dolobha labhujiswa. Ngo-1514, yadluliselwa kuKrzysztof Szydłowiecki, owayibuyisela, wayizungeza ngodonga lokuzivikela, wakha isigodlo namahhovisi kahulumeni wendawo, futhi wathuthukisa ukunikezwa kwamanzi kubahlali. I-Opatów yayinezimakethe ezimbili zonyaka nezinsuku ezimbili zemakethe ngesonto. Kwakuyidolobha elizimele, ngokwengqondo eliseSandomierz County eSandomierz Voivodeship esiFundazweni saseLesser Poland sePoland Crown. Ngekhulu le-16, i-Opatów yayinabantu abangaba ngu-4,000 futhi yayiyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke esifundazweni, likhulu ngisho neSandomierz. Leli dolobha laliyisikhungo sempilo yezepolitiki yeVoivodeship; lapha iGeneral Sejmiks yeLesser Poland Szlachta nobility yathatha indawo. Ngo-1551 i-Opatów yashiswa cishe yaphela. Umlilo omkhulu waphawula ukuwohloka kancane kancane kwedolobha. Ngo-1655, i-Opatów yabhujiswa ngesikhathi amaSweden ehlasela iPoland  <response>: . futhi. Idolobha laphinde lahlupheka ngesikhathi sezinye izingxabano ezibandakanya iMpi Enkulu YaseNyakatho, iBar Confederation, iMpi yasePoland-Russian ka-1792, kanye neKosciuszko Uprising. Yayingaphansi kwemindeni eminingi ehlonishwayo umndeni wakwaTarnowski, umndeni wakwa-Ostrogski, umndeni wakwaLubomirski, umndeni wakwaPotocki, kanye nomndeni wakwaKarski, futhi yahlala ezandleni zomuntu kuze kube ngu-1864. 