Drobin

Drobin
Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Stanislaus church in Drobin
Drobin
Coordinates: 52°44′27″N 19°59′21″E / 52.74083°N 19.98917°E / 52.74083; 19.98917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPłock
GminaDrobin
First mentioned12th century
Town rights1511-1869, 1994
Government
 • MayorKrzysztof Wielec (PSL)
Area
 • Total
9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total
2,778
 • Density288/km2 (746/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09-210[2]
Area code+48 24
Car platesWPL
Websitehttps://www.drobin.pl

Drobin [ˈdrɔbʲin] is a town in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland,[3] with 2,778 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1]

History

The settlement was first mentioned in the 12th century, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. It was granted town rights in 1511[4] under the Jagiellonian dynasty. It was a private town of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Bielsk County in the Płock Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[5]

In 1869 Drobin lost its town status.[4][6] It was restored in 1994.[4]

A battle was fought nearby on August 15, 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War.[7]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans renamed the town Reichenfeld to erase traces of Polish origin, and operated a forced labour camp for Poles and Jews there.[8][9] Some prisoners of the camp were executed.[8]

Sports

The local football team is Skra Drobin.[10] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-08-01. Data for territorial unit 1419054.
  2. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  4. ^ a b c Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  5. ^ Mazowsze w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Prawa miejskie". drobin.pl (in Polish). Official website of Drobin. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  7. ^ Kowalski, Andrzej (1995). "Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.". Niepodległość i Pamięć (in Polish) (2/2 (3)). Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie: 129. ISSN 1427-1443.
  8. ^ a b Juszkiewicz, Ryszard (1968). "Obozy w rejencji ciechanowskiej". Notatki Płockie (in Polish). Vol. 13, no. 1 (45). p. 36.
  9. ^ "Arbeitserziehungslager Reichenfeld". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ "skradrobin.eu" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 April 2021.