Lepoglava

Lepoglava is located 50 km north of Zagreb and 30 km south-west of Varazdin . 7 km north-east of Lepoglava is the town of Ivanec , 15 km south-west - Krapina .

A road from Varazdin and Ivanec leads to the city, two other roads lead to the town of Krapina and the autobahn Zagreb - Maribor (A2). A dead-end iron branch from Varazdin leads to the city, which, however, is used relatively poorly.

Lepoglava lies on the northern slopes of the Ivanschitsa mountain range, at its western extremity. Through the city flows the river Poor (tributary of the Drava ), the source of which is located near Lepoglavy.

In 1503 a monastery of the Pauline Order was founded in the city. At the monastery one of the oldest grammar schools in Croatia was opened. Later, under Emperor Leopold I, this school was transformed into an academy. Monastic Church of Sts. The stamp is decorated with antique frescoes.

In 1854, the monastery was transformed into a prison, which became the most famous Croatian place of detention. During the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Communists and other "unreliable" prisoners, including Josip Broz Tito , served their time here. During the Second World War , anti-fascists were arrested there, more than two thousand of whom were executed. After the war, the Communists who came to power used the prison as the place of imprisonment of their political opponents. Archbishop Aloisiy Stepinats was kept here, and after the movement was suppressed, the Croatian spring was held by Franjo Tudjman and other leaders of the movement. In 2001, the prison was closed, and the monastery was transferred to the Church.

• The official site of the city