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Stary Sosnowiec - the first information about the settlement in the area of today's Stary Sosnowiec comes from the 18th century. They concern a small mill settlement by Brynica, situated on the Pogoń lands. The name "Sosnowietz", which defined it, appeared on the map of the Duchy of Racibórz published in 1736. Over time, a farm belonging to the Gzichów commune developed here. In 1864, the village became independent from Pogoń, and in the 1870s it was divided into Sosnowiec, also known as Nowy Sosnowiec (around the city railway station) and Stary Sosnowiec (the northern part of the village with a predominance of rural construction).
The initial merger of the two villages took place in 1900, when the Sosnowiec super estate was created, which also included Pogoń. The last mayor of Stary Sosnowiec was Jan Mosur. During the industrialization period, Stary Sosnowiec remained a rural settlement. The only industrial plant in this area was a fertilizer factory, popularly known as "Kościarnia", built in 1853 by Ignacy Niewiadomski. In 1894, the plant was shut down (its last owner was Paul Lamprecht), and the factory buildings were converted into residential houses. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that other plants were established in Stary Sosnowiec (including Stanisław Kraupy's fittings factory and bronze foundry). The main road of the village called "Milowicka" was then called Starososnowiecka (now J. Piłsudskiego Street). During the occupation in Stary Sosnowiec, in the area of Ciasna Street, the Nazis created the so-called small ghetto. Stary Sosnowiec, which belonged to the Gzichów commune, was incorporated into Sosnowiec as a town in 1902, along with other districts.
From the 1970s, block housing estates were built in Stary Sosnowiec, which are characteristic of the present-day landscape of the district. There is also an exotarium, Stawiki recreation area and the football "Stadion Ludowy".
Source:
1. Jan Przemsza-Zieliński "Known and ... unknown Sosnowiec" (1992), Sowa-Press, Ekspres Zagłębiowski
2. Marian Kantor-Mirski "From the past of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie and its surroundings" (1931-32)
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