The locality was annexed by the Kingdom of Hungary after the arbitration of Vienna on 1938-11-02. In 1938, there were inhabitants whose 4 was jewish origin. It was part of the district of Rožňava. The name of the locality before the World War II was "Silica/Szilice". During 1938 and 1945, the Hungarian name "Szilice" was used. After the liberation, the municipality has been reinstated in the reconstituted Czechoslovak Republic.