Lepoglava

Lepoglava
City

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Lepoglava
Coordinates: 46°12′27″N 16°02′37″E / 46.207399°N 16.043748°E
County Varaždin County
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 penitentiary. In the 20th 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. 1.0 1.1 "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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