Zhabny

Zhabna belonged to a group of small districts on the southern edge of the Novgorod lands, near the waters and portages around Seliger. Its position gave it a place in the complex arrangements between Novgorod and Lithuania. An agreement with the Lithuanian grand prince Casimir in 1440 assigned him tribute from Zhabna: twelve marten pelts, forty squirrel pelts and a payment in money, as well as provisions for brewing. Though these districts remained Novgorodian, part of their revenues went to the Lithuanian treasury.