Leopoldov (before 1948 ''Mestečko''; ; ) is a town in the

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, near the

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river. It has a population of around 4,000 inhabitants. The city is the location of

Leopoldov Prison The Leopoldov Prison () is a Slovak state-operated penitentiary facility located in the town of Leopoldov. Initially a 17th-century fortress built to defend against Ottoman Turks, it was converted into a high-security prison in the 19th century, ...

, 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

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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

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(former 'Verešvár') and Šulekovo (former ''Beregsek'').

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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 {{Trnava-geo-stub