Leopoldov (before 1948 ''Mestečko''; ; ) is a town in the
Trnava Region
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of
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
, near the
Váh
The Váh (; , ; ; Wag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (''in Geograph ...
river. It has a population of around 4,000 inhabitants. The city is the location of
Leopoldov Prison, a high-security correctional institution.
History
The town was founded in 1664-1669 as a fortress against the Ottoman Turks on the initiative of Emperor
Leopold I (hence the name). It was granted town status in 1669. The fortress has served as a
state prison since 1855. A village called "Leopold" (German also: ''Leopoldstadt'', Hungarian since 1873: ''Lipótvár'') was made part of Leopoldov in 1882. In modern Slovakia, Leopoldov is an important transfer point of railway tracks.
Leopoldov was founded on fields of old villages of
Červeník (former 'Verešvár') and Šulekovo (former ''Beregsek'').
Partner towns
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Kuřim
Kuřim (; ) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. It is the most populated town of Brno-Country District.
Geography
Kuřim is located about north of Brno. It lies m ...
,
Czech Republic
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Fertőszentmiklós,
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
Gallery
File:The church in Leopoldov - 2.JPG,
File:The church in Leopoldov - 3.JPG,
File:Leopoldov railway station.JPG, The railway station in Leopoldov.
File:Pillory.JPG, Pillory on the Square of Ignatius of Loyola in Leopoldov.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Slovakia
Populated places established in the 1660s
Hlohovec District
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