Zabno
Encyclopedia
Żabno ' 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.
known as Świętosław. Because of its location Żabno became a center 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 build, 'Church of the Holy Spirit' and the 'Church 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. During World War II
, around 2000 people were sent to a work in labor camps in Germany. 30 people were sent to a concentration camp during the war out of which only 4 returned.
Currently Żabno is a town with a small-scale industrial capacity. Local industry mainly consists of metalworks and window manufacturing.
-Szczucin
railway runs through the town. There is a provincial road nr 973 to Tarnów as well.
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Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
on the river Dunajec
Dunajec River
The Dunajec is a river running through southern Poland. It is the right tributary of the Vistula River. It begins in Nowy Targ at the junction of two short mountain rivers, Czarny Dunajec and Biały Dunajec...
in southern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, 15 km north of Tarnów
Tarnów
Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...
. Since Poland's administrative reorganization in 1999, Żabno has been a part of Tarnów powiat
Powiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
which belongs to Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
. Before administrative reorganization in 1999 it belonged to the Tarnów Voivodeship
Tarnów Voivodeship
Tarnów Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Its capital city was Tarnów. Located in southeastern part of the country, its area was 4,151 km2....
. The latest Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
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 knightKnight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
known as Świętosław. Because of its location Żabno became a center 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 build, 'Church of the Holy Spirit' and the 'Church of the Holy Cross'. The town has been destroyed numerous times, in 1501 it was burned by the Tatars
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
, and in 1655 by the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. 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. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, around 2000 people were sent to a work in labor camps in Germany. 30 people were sent to a concentration camp during the war out of which only 4 returned.
Transport
The TarnówTarnów
Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...
-Szczucin
Szczucin
Szczucin is a town in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Szczucin...
railway runs through the town. There is a provincial road nr 973 to Tarnów as well.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Żabno is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
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