fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst pɑːɹtˈɪʃən ʌv pˈoʊlənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, ðə tˈaʊn wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən mˈɑːnɚki ˈɔːstɹiə sˈaɪd ˈæftɚ ðə kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, hˈɛd ʌvðə bˈɑːbəkə dˈɪstɹɪkt, wˈʌn ʌvðə sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt bˈɛzɚkʃˌɔːptmɐnʃˌæfʔn̩ ɪn ˈɔːstɹiən ɡælˈɪʃə pɹˈɑːvɪns kɹˈaʊn lˈænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd.
From the first partition of Poland in 1772 until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the BOBRKA district, one of the 78 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Galicia province (Crown land) in 1900.