Drobin
Drobin is a town in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 2,778 inhabitants as of December 2021.
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 Bielsk County in the Płock Voivodeship in the Poland Province, [Crown of the Kingdom">Kingdom of Poland">Poland Province, [Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Greater Poland Province] of the Kingdom of Poland.In 1869 Drobin lost its town status. It was regained in 1994.
A battle was fought nearby on August 15, 1920, during the Polish-Soviet War.
During the German occupation of Poland, the Germans renamed the town Reichenfeld to erase traces of Polish origin, and operated a Forced [labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour] camp there.