According to the tradition Stara Wieś (lit. „Old Village“) was established after First Mongol invasion of Poland by settlers from Flanders, Friesland, Holland and Scotland. Soon after they moved on to found another sister settlement, contemporary Wilamowice, which was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deanery of the Diocese of Kraków as "Novovillamowicz", whereas Stara Wieś was mentioned as "Antiquo Willamowicz". In 1444 it came to be known under current name "Stara Wieś" (German: Altdorf, Wymysorys: Vilmesdur).