Lepoglava is a town in Varaždin County, northern Croatia, It is located southwest of Varaždin, west of Ivanec, and northeast of Krapina.

Lepoglava
City
Lepoglava monastery
Lepoglava monastery
Flag of Lepoglava
Lepoglava is located in Croatia
Lepoglava
Lepoglava
Location of Lepoglava in Croatia
Coordinates: 46°12′27″N 16°02′37″E / 46.207399°N 16.043748°E / 46.207399; 16.043748
Country Croatia
County Varaždin
Government
 • MayorMarijan Škvarić (HNS)
Area
 • City65.9 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
15.0 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • City6,945
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,400
 • Urban density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Websitelepoglava.hr

Demographics edit

A total of 8,283 residents in the municipality (2011 census) live in the following settlements:[3]

History edit

Lepoglava is probably best known for hosting the main Croatian prison, the Lepoglava prison. In 1854, a monastery of the Pauline Fathers was transformed by the authorities into a prison. In the twentieth century, the prison was used to intern political prisoners by the authorities of Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Independent State of Croatia, and SFR Yugoslavia.

During WWII, the Lepoglava concentration camp was built by the Ustashe; around 2,000 prisoners were murdered there.

References edit

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lepoglava". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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