The first written mention of the
settlement dates back to 1424: on August 17, Żabie was mentioned in a deed of Grand Duke
Švitrigaila. was a peculiar form of struggle and a manifestation of the spontaneous protest of the peasantry against the current system under the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Many residents of Żabie were active in the detachments of
Oleksa Dovbush,
Pintea the Brave, Ivan Boichuk, Vasyl Baiurak, etc. In 1772, as a result of the
First Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between the
Russian Empire,
Prussia, and the
Archduchy of Austria, the lands of the current
Verkhovyna Raion entered Austria. Meetings of
viche became a mass phenomenon among the highlanders. In the first half of the 19th century in Schabje and neighboring villages, opryshky led by M. Shtoliuk operated. During the
World War I, battles between
Austrians and
Russians took place in the vicinity of Schabje and other villages. Many
Hutsuls fought in the
Austro-Hungarian Army, especially in the
Ukrainian Sich riflemen's legion. In April 1920, a peasant uprising took place (named "Hutsul Uprising"), which was suppressed by the Polish authorities. A memorial sign was erected to the participants of the
Hutsul Uprising of 1920. From 1921 to 1939, Żabie was part of the
Second Polish Republic. On April 1, 1928, the hamlets (hamlets) of Dzembronya, Bystrets, Zelene, and Yavirnyk were removed from the commune (community) of Żabie, and the self-governing administrative commune of Dzembronya was formed from them. On September 17, 1939, based on the
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Soviet troops
occupied the territory of
Eastern Galicia. Zabie. ante 1914 (7239611) (cropped).jpg|View of the town, before 1914 Czarnohora - Zabie - widok ogolny 1939 (82402485) (cropped).jpg|General view of the town, 1939 Zabie - parterowe budynki przy drodze. ante 1939 (82053453) (cropped).jpg|Buildings by the road, before 1939 Zabie slupiejska cerkiew 1930-1939 (61782408) (cropped).jpg|Orthodox church. 1930-1939 Zabie - gmach Muzeum Huculskiego 1938 (679535) (cropped).jpg|Th Hutsul Museum, 1938 Huculi z Zabiego post 1932 (48548046) (cropped).jpg|Hutsuls from Żabie, after 1932 Orszak huculski ante 1932 (93336671) (cropped).jpg|Hutsuls, before 1932 Petro Chomyn trombitasz! huculski w Zabiem 1936-1938 (44305436) (cropped).jpg|Hutsul Petro Chomyn playing the
trembita On June 12, 2020, Verkhovyna became the administrative center of the
Verkhovyna settlement hromada. Until 26 January 2024, Verkhovyna was designated
urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Verkhovyna became a rural settlement. ==Gallery==