Jedwabno
Village
Saint Joseph church in Jedwabno
Jedwabno
Coordinates: 53°31′47″N 20°43′47″E / 53.52972°N 20.72972°E / 53.52972; 20.72972
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Szczytno
Gmina	Jedwabno
Population
• Total	1,125
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NSZ
Primary airport	Olsztyn-Mazury Airport
National roads
Voivodeship roads

Jedwabno [jɛdˈvabnɔ] is a village in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabno. It is located in the region of Masuria.

In 1436, in records of the commander of Ostróda, a first time mention of the settlement of Gedwangen in the Prussian territory of Sassen is noted.^{[citation needed]} The name Gedwangen includes the Prussian language words "gedian" thicket and "wangus" (cleared oak forest).^{[citation needed]} A church was built at that time and the inhabitants are recorded to have lived mainly from forest beekeeping.^{[citation needed]} Later Protestant settlers from other parts of Poland to Masuria introduced the name Jedwabno.^{[citation needed]}

In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 700, solely Polish Protestants.^[2] It hosted two annual fairs in the late 19th century.^[2]

During World War II, the Germans operated two forced labour subcamps of the Stalag I-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.^[3]

• Maria Gurowska (1915–1998), Polish judge