Żabno [ˈʐabnɔ] is a town and municipality on the river Dunajec in southern Poland, 15 kilometres (9 miles) north of Tarnów.

First recorded mentioning of Żabno dates back to the 12th century, when Prince Bolesław V the Chaste granted the settlement to a knight known as Świętosław.

It became a center of communication and trade, due to a convenient location along a merchant route from Wojnicz and Pilzno, to Opatowiec and Nowy Korczyn.

In 1772, after the first partition of Poland, Żabno became part of the Habsburg (Austrian) crown land of Galicia and Lodomeria, where it remained until late 1918.

In the early 20th century the town began a slow process of development, which was stopped by World War I, when the frontline for several months remained along the Dunajec river, which brought widespread destruction.

The town suffered greatly in the 1934 flood in Poland, and during World War II, around 2000 people were sent to a work in labor camps in Germany.