In 1882, a railway station was built here on the railway line that connected Warsaw, Brest and Moscow. It gave a powerful impetus to the development of the place. Within two decades Zhabinka turned from a village into a town, attracting people of commerce, after the station boosted the economic development of the place. From 1921 until 1939, Zhabinka was part of the Second Polish Republic.
On July 30, 1920, the 63rd Infantry Regiment of the Polesie Group of the Polish Army, stationed near Żabinka, engaged with units from the Soviet 10th Rifle Division as part of their withdrawal to the Brest area during the Polish–Soviet War. At Żabinka, the battalions of the 63rd Infantry Regiment achieved a spectacular victory, launching attacks from multiple sides. The Soviet 10th Rifle Division suffered a severe defeat, losing prisoners and 12 machine guns.
For 125 years, the town has been sprawling along the road from the railway station southwards to the highway Brest-Moscow, that is the major transcontinental traffic artery E30 today. After World War II a big sugar refinery was built north of the railway line. A big settlement appeared around it.
Today Kirov Street starts form the railway station, runs across the town center with a big square and a park, further on southwards to the highway.
Žabinka is located on the Mukhavets River at the confluence of the tiny Zhabinka River, which is considered rather a creek. The town has the biggest in the district water reservoir Vizzhar (25 ha), which is located in the western part of the town.
There is a big square and a park in the center of the town.
