 The village has an approximate population of 750.The village was first mentioned in 1463, when Lord Adam Bies sold the villages of Groß Kottorz, Klein Kottorz, Kadlub, and Ellguth to Anna Schillhagen von Ottmuth for 422 marks.Both its German and Polish names derive from the medieval Slavic word "lhóta", which referred to the 5-8 year grace period after a village was founded when it did not have to pay taxes.