Żabnik, Opole Voivodeship
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| Coordinates: 50°24′36″N 17°44′3″E / 50.41000°N 17.73417°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Biała |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
Żabnik [ˈʐabɲik] is a settlement, part of the village of Krobusz, in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Biała, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 32 km (20 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word żaba, which means "frog".[2]
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- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 62.
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