Lepoglava
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Lepoglava monastery
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 Lepoglava
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| Coordinates: 46°12′27″N 16°02′37″E / 46.207399°N 16.043748°E | ||
| Country |
 Croatia
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 Varaždin
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| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Marijan Škvarić (HNS) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • 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.
A total of 8,283 people in the municipality (2011 census) lives in the following settlements:
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.
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