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Ozimek dates back to an [[early modern period|early modern]] settlement. It was named both ''Ozimek'' and ''Małapanew'', with both names being of Polish origin. The former name is derived either from a local mill owner named Ozimek or from [[winter cereal]] (''rośliny ozime'' in Polish),<ref>Heinrich Adamy, ''Die Schlesischen Ortsnamen ihre entstechung und bedeutung'', 1888, s. 81</ref>, while the latter comes from the river [[Mała Panew]]. Polish Baroque poet {{illm|Walenty Roździeński|pl|display=1}} mentioned it under the latter name in his 1612 poem ''Officina ferraria, abo huta y warstat z kuźniami szlachetnego dzieła żelaznego''.

In 1742 it was annexed by [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]],<ref name=pwn>{{cite web|url=https://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo/Ozimek;3953004.html|title=Ozimek|website=Encyklopedia PWN|accessdate=14 March 2020|language=Polish}}</ref> and in German it was named ''Malapanew''. In 1753 the first steelworks in [[Silesia]] was opened there. In the mid-19th century, Ozimek was located on the major rail route [[Lubliniec]]–[[Opole]] and the town quickly developed. However, it was not officially incorporated as a town until 1962. From 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, although in the 19th century it was inhabited predominantly by [[Poles]] and [[Czechs]], mostly of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] confession.<ref name=sgk>''Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich'', Tom VII, Warszawa, 1886, p. 789 (in Polish)</ref> During [[World War II]] the Germans established two [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] camps and three [[prisoner of war]] labour units in the village.<ref name=pwn/> After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war, Ozimek became part of Poland. The local populace was [[Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950)|expelled]].{{sourcecitation needed|date=March 2020}}