| Žabeň | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Moravian-Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Frýdek-Místek |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.7089°N 18.3042°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1460 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.36 |
| Elevation M: | 266 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 960 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 739 25 |
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.
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]
The first written mention of Žabeň is from 1460.[2]