 Działoszyce, located on the Nidzica river (a tributary to the Vistula), was in the Middle Ages placed along a merchant route from Kraków to Wiślica.The settlement prospered due to the protection of bishop of Kraków Iwo Odrowąż, and King Kazimierz Wielki.In 1409, Działoszyce was granted Magdeburg rights by King Władysław Jagiełło.