 The historical neighbourhood dates from the 18th century, when local nobleman Eustachy Potocki married Maria Kątska and received the parcel of land as part of Kątska's dowry.He established a "jurydyka" and named the town "Maryenstadt" after his wife, adding the German suffix "stadt" to please the Saxon king of Poland.After World War II, the spelling ""Mariensztat"" was adopted, which has the same pronunciation in Polish as "Marienstadt" has in German.