Drobin

Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

52°44′27″N 19°59′21″E / 52.74083°N 19.98917°E / 52.74083; 19.98917Country

PolandVoivodeshipMasovianCountyPłockGminaDrobinFirst mentioned12th centuryTown rights1511-1869, 1994Government

• MayorKrzysztof Wielec (PSL)Area

• Total9.64 km² (3.72 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2021^[1])

• Total2,778 • Density290/km² (750/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

09-210

Area code+48 24Car platesWPLWebsitehttps://www.drobin.pl

Drobin [ˈdrɔbʲin] is a town in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, 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 under the Jagiellonian dynasty. It was a private town of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Płock Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown.

In 1869 Drobin lost its town status.^[2] It was regained in 1994.

A battle was fought nearby on August 15, 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War.^[3]

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 there.^[4]

Sports

The local football team is Skra Drobin.^[5] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-08-01. Data for territorial unit 1419054.
^ "Prawa miejskie". drobin.pl (in Polish). Official website of Drobin. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
^ 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.
^ "Arbeitserziehungslager Reichenfeld". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "skradrobin.eu" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 April 2021.