Żabno

Infobox Settlement
name = Żabno

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image_caption = Building in town center

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image_shield = POL Żabno COA.svg
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lesser Poland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Tarnów
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Żabno
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Stanisław Jan Kusior
established_title = Established
established_date = 12th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1385-1905, 1934
area_total_km2 = 11.12
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 4271
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 50 | latm = 7 | lats = 58 | latNS = N | longd = 20 | longm = 53 | longs = 7 | longEW = E
elevation_m = 183
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 33-240
area_code = +48 14
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = KTA
website = http://www.zabno.pl

Żabno [IPA-pl|'|ż|a|b|n|o] is a town and municipality on the river Dunajec in southern Poland, 15 km north of Tarnów. Since Poland's administrative reorganization in 1999, Żabno has been a part of Tarnów powiat which belongs to Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Before administrative reorganization in 1999 it belonged to the Tarnów Voivodeship. The latest Census on December 31, 2006 gave the population as 4262 inhabitants.

History

The first recorded mentioning of Żabno dates back to the 12th century, when Prince Bolesław V the Chaste granted the settlement to a knight known as Świętosław. Because of its location Żabno became a centre of communication and trade. The town gained its first charter in 1487 and the tradition of this still remains today. By the 15th century there were two churches, of the Holy Spirit and of the Holy Cross. The town has been destroyed numerous times, in 1501 it was burned by the Tatars, and in 1655 by the Swedish. In 1799 a fire burned down almost all of the city. The first Industrial Facility in Żabno was a brick making factory which opened in 1905. Currently Żabno is a town with a small-scale industrial capacity. Local industry mainly consists of metalworks and window manufacturing.

Transport

The Tarnów-Szczucin railway runs through the town. There is a provincial road nr 973 to Tarnów as well.

Twin towns

* Bad Berka, Germany

External links

* [http://www.zabno.pl/ Official website of Żabno] pl icon
* [http://www.zabno.net/ Immigrants from Żabno - club in Chicago] pl icon