Żabno
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lesser Poland | ||
| Powiat : | Tarnowski | ||
| Gmina : | Żabno | ||
| Area : | 11.12 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 9 ′ N , 20 ° 53 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 4251 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 33-240 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 14 | ||
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| Next international airport : | Krakow-Balice | ||
Żabno is a town in the Powiat Tarnowski of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name with around 19,000 inhabitants.
geography
Żabno is located about 70 km east of Krakow on the Dunajec River .
history
The earliest records of Żabno come from the twelfth century by Bolesław V. It is not entirely clear when Żabno received town charter. The first written record dates from 1385. In 1487 the town received market rights. The city was destroyed several times by fires and acts of war. In 1873 a cholera epidemic broke out. The brickworks, which opened in 1905, was the city's first industrial enterprise; previously handicrafts and trade dominated the city's economy.
From 1975 to 1998 the municipality belonged to the Tarnów Voivodeship .
Twin cities
- Bad Berka (Germany)
local community
The urban and rural community has an area of 104 km² and includes, in addition to the city, other villages and settlements.
