Žabeň

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°42′32″N 18°18′15″E / 49.70889°N 18.30417°E / 49.70889; 18.30417Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Frýdek-MístekFirst mentioned1460Area

• Total3.36 km² (1.30 sq mi)Elevation

266 m (873 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total960 • Density290/km² (740/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

739 25

Websitewww.zaben.cz

Žabeň is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Czech word žába, which means "frog". It refers to their large population in the ponds and wetlands that used to be here.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Žabeň is from 1460.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	379	—
1880	364	−4.0%
1890	404	+11.0%
1900	456	+12.9%
1910	518	+13.6%
1921	453	−12.5%
1930	523	+15.5%
1950	519	−0.8%
1961	653	+25.8%
1970	667	+2.1%
1980	681	+2.1%
1991	603	−11.5%
2001	607	+0.7%
2011	680	+12.0%
2021	899	+32.2%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie obce Žabeň" (in Czech). Obec Žabeň. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Frýdek-Místek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.