Lepoglava
Lepoglava ( German Schön Main) is a town in the County of Varaždin in Croatia.
Location
Lepoglava located in Bednja river valley in the region of Zagorje, eight kilometers south-west of Ivanec.
History
By 1400 Pauline monastery was founded in Lepoglava, which was in 1854 converted into a prison, in addition to others also Josip Broz Tito and the late Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac were imprisoned.
The total community Lepoglava has with 15 other smaller villages 8,283 inhabitants ( 2011 census ).
Personalities
- Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian and politician
Cities: Ivanec | Lepoglava | Ludbreg | Novi Marof | Varaždin | Varaždinske Toplice
Communities: Bednja | Beretinec | Breznica | Breznički Hum | Cestica | Donja Voća | Donji Martijanec | Gornji Kneginec | Jalžabet | Klenovnik | Ljubescica | Mali Bukovec | Maruševec | Petrijanec | Sračinec | Sveti Đurđ | Sveti Ilija | Trnovec Bartolovečki | Veliki Bukovec | Vidovec | Vinica | Visoko
- Place in Varaždin County