Lepoglava

Lepoglava
City

Lepoglava monastery

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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
  Mayor Marijan Škvarić (HNS)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 8,283 (municipality)
  Town itself 4,174
Time zone Central European Time (UTC+1)

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

Demographics

A total of 8,283 people in the municipality (2011 census) lives in the following settlements:[1]

  • Bednjica, population 209
  • Crkovec, population 188
  • Donja Višnjica, population 542
  • Gornja Višnjica, population 271
  • Jazbina Višnjička, population 25
  • Kamenica, population 141
  • Kamenički Vrhovec, population 205
  • Kameničko Podgorje, population 322
  • Lepoglava, population 4,174
  • Muričevec, population 195
  • Očura, population 188
  • Viletinec, population 173
  • Vulišinec, population 237
  • Zalužje, population 162
  • Zlogonje, population 412
  • Žarovnica, population 839

Prison

Main article: Lepoglava prison

Lepoglava is probably best known for hosting the main Croatian 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "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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