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.
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  Żabnik | |
| 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 |
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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