Żabin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Żabin (disambiguation).
Żabin
Village
Żabin
Coordinates: 53°23′8″N 16°5′22″E / 53.38556°N 16.08944°E / 53.38556; 16.08944
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Drawsko
Gmina Wierzchowo
Population 720

Żabin [ˈʐabin] (formerly German Groß Sabin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzchowo, within Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Wierzchowo, 26 km (16 mi) south-east of Drawsko Pomorskie, and 101 km (63 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 720.

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Coordinates: 53°23′08″N 16°05′22″E / 53.38556°N 16.08944°E / 53.38556; 16.08944


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