hill within present borders of the town - Klimont hill, place of worship dedicated to Slavic god Perun, (modern ablatives Piorun, Pieron - meaning Thunderbolt) was located. Much later, in 1769, Saint Clement Church was raised in exactly the same spot, where pagan place of worship used to be.

First mention of Lędziny village dates back to 1160, when Jan Długosz described it as a property of knight Jaksa of Miechów, who donated it to Order of Saint Benedict.
Lędziny area was active skirmish field during Silesian Uprisings, especially so during II Silesian Uprising in 1920. During Nazi occupation, one of the sub-camps of Auschwitz concentration camp was located in Lędziny.

In 1975 Lędziny was amalgamated with Tychy, but regained town rights in 1991.

The town is subdivided into 9 districts:
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