Duchy of Teschen
The village was founded in late 16th when the area belonged to Skoczów-Strumień state country that was in 1594 purchased back into the Duchy of Teschen. It was first mentioned in 1621 as "Mnich". The name most probably was borrowed from the older local fish pond called "Mnich Sswczyny" or "Mnich Sworczyński". Politically the Duchy of Teschen was then a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which was also a part of the Habsburg Monarchy.