As the legend says - prince Bolesław Wielki was hunting in the wood. Suddenly he saw a wounded deer and started a chase. He followed the deer and found hot springs in a deep wood. Prince bade his people to build a lodge near springs. This event is supposed to give the origin of Cieplice.

In one of chronicles there's a hint that in this year one Franz Walter from Krzeszów was a teacher in Cieplice, but the school was founded there probably when the cysterian presbytery appeared.

It's said that in Cieplice they were making vodka not for drink but for medical uses only.

Kaspar Schaffgotsch built a temple near church. The temple became a tomb from that time.

In neighbourhood village - Malinnik was protestant faith discrict ruled by Pankracy Weisig. It spread over Cieplice. It's activity was banned after thirty-year war.

Thank to abbot Michał from Krzeszów in Cieplice was built house of stone, which at the beginning was resident by prelates from Krzeszów, then was for spa guests.

Big fire damaged many monastery buildings and an old wooden church.

Doctor Caspar Hoffman from Brandenburgia made the first scientific description of spa, in which he made a remark about count spa (for everyone especially for poor people) and monastery spa (rather for rich ones). There's also known that ill people used bathes, drank water from springs, and a doctor with other medical staff looked after them.

Monastery spring was housed with stones.

The Schaffgotsch family built a big, three-wheeled mill.

Another fire in monastery.

Build of present monastery was started and it lasted a couple of years.

There was remark about first spa visitor - Helena z Kluczników Kałęcka. She died during treatment. His husband, major of Warsaw - Albert Kałęcki bought her a commemorative plaque with an epitafium. Today it doesn't exist.

Caspar Elbert initiated build of larger container for monastery spring with extanding building commanding it and built changing rooms for spa visitors at the same time.

There was publicated a research in Zgorzelec by Kaspar Schwenckfeldt - doctor from Cieplice who was interested in fauna and flora of Karkonosze Mountains. The topic of this research was "Springs of Jelenia Góra, located in Silesia at the foot of Karkonosze Mountains..." . It was first so precise scientific description of spa and therapeutic properties of its springs.

There was first spa charter issued, which author was doctor Martin Pansa from Trzebnica.

Famous leader Stanisław Koniecpolski came to spa for a treatment.

Jan Ulryk Schaffgotsch bade pull down an old, wooden house of great baths and he has built a health pavilon there. It was a round building with 2 entries, with changing-room. It served spa visitors till the beginning of XX century.

Two polish magnates: Albrycht Stanisław Radziwiłł and Krzysztof Opaliński came to spa for treatment. They came with wives and other companies but not in the same time.

Protestants from Cieplice were deprived of pastors. Their last representative in that century was Elias Breithor.
In that year during three-weeks-lasting treatment Jan Rosicki - chancellor of Polish Kingdom was curing his old wound on his leg.

Discerning big material profits which could be get from Cieplice springs, Bernard Rosa - abbot from Krzeszów demolished old monastery house of spa and he has built new, central and comfortable house. Works lasted till year 1664.

There was another book publicated about spa by doctor Wojciech Zindel.

Prince Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł with his big retinue came to Cieplice. His commpanion - Teodor Billewicz - nobleman from Żmudź wrote first known polish description of spa.

People from Cieplice with common efforts erected a dam on Kamienna river.

Krzysztof Scholtz who were keeping a chronickle of Cieplice wrote: "In july comes here (...) dignified lord from Poland. Very man's - everytime. He used to live in a red house in abbey. Really lady-killer, not soon someone like him comes here" . It was about chancellor Wielopolski.

Polish queen Marysieńka Sobieska with her children and numerous retinue came to spa for treatment.

According to Marcin from Lubawka's project, cysterians built new spa house in a place where the old one used to be. It was named "The Long House" . Taxes were raised in order to pay for its build . That caused mutiny amoung peasants.

Polish primate - Michał Radziejowski came to Cieplice.

Supposedly in that year grinders from Cieplice established their own guild. Flood in that year was so big that water forced into baths. Another polish visitation - this time came son of king Jan III Sobieski - Jakub.

Eliasz Scholtz - builder from Bolesławiec started building separated belfry near church in Cieplice. It was finished in 1711.

Big fire damaged church and baths in Cieplice. Kaspar Jentsch - builder from Jelenia Gora undertook its reconstruction.

The family of Schaffgotsch put taxes on Cieplice and nearest areas.

There was a library set up, famous from its silesiacs.

Merchants' Collegium called for all linen weavers and other labourers who were occupied with making linen. They came and disscused their opinions about changes in linen regulations concernig improvement of products.

Prussian authorities classified Cieplice to fair towns.

Prussian king - Fryderyk II came to power and he started to reign in Silesia. He agreed to build an evangelic temple in Cieplice. First pastor was Adam Gotfryd Thebesius. In Cieplice worked 40 glass grinders and in summer there were more. They could sell their products to a numerous spa visitors.

Polish magnate from Wielkopolska - Rafar Gurowski founded under the monument of St. Jan Nepomucen postument with an inscription. He was also an author of epitafium for his friend Jaraczewski who died there during a treatment. Unfortunately plaque with epitafium dissapeared in 70's of our century.

They run building of evangelic-augsburgian church and it lasted till 1777.

27 of october Schaffgotsch Palace was completely damaged by a fire.

Build of new road linking Jelenia Góra and Cieplice was started. It came through Malinnik. The old one came near left shore of Kamienna river.

According to architect from Opole - Jan Jerzy Rudolf's project, reconstruction of Schaffgotsch Palace (damaged 7 years earlier by fire) started and finished in 1788. The palace exist today.

In spa park they started to build "Gallery" according to project from Carl Gottfried. It finished in 1800.

Prussian king Fryderyk Wilhelm III and queen Luiza came to spa and they were here 16 and 17 of august.

According to Kirschtein's project (he was king's building inspector from Wrocław) Schaffgotsch family built house with showers, connected to swimming pool. Spa visitors really liked it so in 1853 it moved to larger premises.

Napoleon Bonaparte's army invaded Silesia including Cieplice where they conquered count palace. They also got high contributions, not only in money. People from Cieplice had to give the army 2400 pair boots in a short time.

Hugo Kołłątaj was in Cieplice, where he wrote his "Remarks of today's place of this part of polish land which started to be named Księstwo Warszawskie after peace in Tylża" . It was his second visit in Cieplice, the first was in 1792.

Countess Juliana Schaffgotsch founded craft school for girls in Cieplice.

Prussian authorities took over monastery's goods in whole Silesia, so in Cieplice too.

In spite of poor finance situation (contribution for french armies) count Leopold Schaffgotsch bought from country old monastery goods in Cieplice for for 62 000 talars. He was the only lawful owner of spa in Cieplice.

Post director in Jelenia Góra run his private business post communication between Jelenia Góra and Cieplice. At the beginning coaches were going three times a day, then 6 times a day in summer season.

Princess Izabela z Flemingów Czartoryska came to Cieplice. She described her sojourn which lasted 3 weeks in her diary. It was published in 1868 as "With a coach through Lower Silesia. Diary of journey to Cieplice in the year 1816" .

Lodge "Near a hot spring" was established. New bath house was built and it was named Leopold's Baths. Its designer was A. Mallickh.

1 of july Schaffgotsch's Library was opened.

According to Albert Tollberg's project a house of theatre was built. Till that time actors had been played in different places. Theatre Fellowship had been existed in Cieplice since 1804.

Bogumił Korn (born in 1765) came for a treatment and he died in 23 of august. He was a publisher and bookseller and he has his own printing house, which printed polish books.

Post was opened in Cieplice

There was a little factory in Cieplice which producted surgeon stuff. It was later moved to Jelenia Góra.

There was fellowship "Verein fur Warmbrunn und Umgegend" (for Cieplice and nearest area) established in Cieplice. Their purpose was to improve situation of poor people in administrative discrict. Police liquidated so-called socialist-communist "conspiracy of Cieplice" . There was only 7 members with Franciszek Wurm headed.

In august came: Wincenty Pol, Kornel Ujejski with czech professor of fizjology - Jan Purkyne. Today the big stone in Park Norweski reminds that meeting.

Crowd forced Schaffgotsch Family to cut taxes. Text of this resign, printed on posters was first printing without censore in Cieplice. That peasants' mutiny was the beginning of feudal movement in this area and was one of elements of "Spring of Nations" .

16 graves came to Cieplice from church in Radomierz. Those graves were placed near church in Cieplice and and on the plaques were names Schaffgotsch only.

In Wrocław printing house "Kornów" first polish mountain guide - "Warmbrunn and neighbourhood" was printed. Its author was Rozalia Saulson who had been in Cieplice in 1849.

15 of May new spring "Neue Quelle" was found 60 metres under. It was giving 70 litres water for a minute (with temperature 44.3C). Drill works started in 1849 with eng. Milch from Kolonia headed. In that year poet - Bogusz Zygmunt Stęczyński was in Cieplice, who later wrote "Śląsk i Sudety" .

Henryk Fullner found little craft workshop, he repaired paper production machines. Some time later his workshop moved to larger paper manufacture.

In place of old monastery yard new bath house was built. It was named "Leopold's Baths" .

On 9 of October first train arraived to Rybnica (line: Zgorzelec - Lubań - Rybnica, then also to Jelenia Góra in next year) so spa visitors from deep Germany could get with that new communication into spa.

"Militarkurhaus" was founded. Later it changed to St. Jadwiga's Hospital.

Voluntary Fire Brigade was established.

Count Ludwik Schaffgotsch allowed people to see his ornitology collection.

There was 10 horses and 20 coaches going from Cieplice to Jelenia Góra Towarzystwo Karkonoskie - RGV (Karkonosze Fellowship) was established.

First number of local news - Warmrunner Nachriten (Cieplice News) was printed.

There was another spring found 155 metres under. It was named "Marysieńka" and it still exist with temerature of water - 35 C.

There was gas pipeline built from Jelenia Góra to Cieplice.

At 1 of July there was first train going between Jelenia Góra and Cieplice. Władysław Bejza - writer and traveller was in Cieplice and in Karkonosze Mountains. In his book "W Górach Olbrzymich" ( In the Giant Mountains) he wrote 5 pages about spa in Cieplice.

On line Jelenia Góra - Cieplice - Sobieszów gas tram started to go. Big flood struck Cieplice and made many damages.

10 of February first electric tram went to Cieplice.

In 1902-1935 "Rundschau fur Bad Warmbrunn" was publicated. In november there was famous wood-sculpture school (Holzschnittschule) opened.

17 of May in Jelenia Góra was first consumers' co-operative established which wanted to improve situation of many people.

17 of May in Jelenia Góra was first consumers' co-operative established which wanted to improve situation of many people.

Cieplice had 2 cars - omnibusses for spa visitors.

Tram line runned between Cieplice and Podgórzyn. It was named "Valley Tram Line" (Talbahn). It had a big importance for increasing number of spa visitors.

In the years of I World War spa houses changed into hospitals - 40 beds in "The Long House" and 60 in "Triedrichsbad" .

People first went down from Sołtysia Mt.

Cyryl dell Antonio - Italian from southern Tyrol headed wood-sculpture school. He made it famous again.

There was inflation in Cieplice. Schaffgotsch Family spent their own inflation money, chronickel wrote that one pound of pork costed 2.6 billions mark and box of matches costed 500 millions marks.

There was an electric train going between Jelenia Góra - Cieplice - Szklarska Poręba.

New modern spa house was built in the middle of spa.

Cieplice changed from spa to town.

Nearest discrict - Malinnik (Herischdorf) lost its independence and was added to Cieplice.

The coming end of war and fear of Russians caused that Schaffgotsch family abandoned their palace. The Red Army came into town at 8 of may and russian war comendant came to power. Cieplice had 7878 inhabitants. In june mayor of Cieplice was Jan Stegert and 16 of September was first polish school opened. Gradually Poles were taking over factories from Russians. Many polish settlers came. At the end of that year there was about 5000 settlers.