Trnava Region
Hlohovec District
Leopoldov

Leopoldov Prison

The Leopoldov Prison is a Slovak state-operated penitentiary facility located in the town of . Initially a 17th-century fortress built to defend against Ottoman Turks, it was converted into a high-security prison in the 19th century, and it used to be one of the largest prisons in the Kingdom of Hungary under the Habsburg monarchy.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Most na Trolaskoch and Leopoldov station.

Bridge
Photo: John fitzburn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bridge, which is situated 570 metres northwest of Leopoldov Prison.

Railway station
Photo: Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km west of Leopoldov Prison.

Historic building
Photo: Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 2 km southeast of Leopoldov Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leopoldov and Hlohovec.

Town
Photo: Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the of , near the river. It has a population of around 4,000 inhabitants. The city is the location of Prison, a high-security correctional institution.

Town
Photo: Matros, Public domain.
, is a town in southwestern , with a population of 21,508.

Village
Photo: Ľuboš Repta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a and municipality in in the of western .

Leopoldov Prison

Latitude
48.44439° or 48° 26′ 40″ north
Longitude
17.77803° or 17° 46′ 41″ east
Operator
Prison and Court Guard Service
Open location code
8FWVCQVH+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49398238
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q784135
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Leopoldov Prison” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “利奥波多夫监狱”
  • Chinese: “利奧波多夫監獄”
  • Czech: “Věznice Leopoldov”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن ليوبولد”
  • German: “Gefängnis Leopoldov”
  • Hungarian: “leopoldovi börtön”
  • Hungarian: “lipótvári börtön”
  • Portuguese: “Prisão de Leopoldov”
  • Slovak: “Väznica Leopoldov”
  • Spanish: “Prision de Leopoldov”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Leopoldov”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include DHZO Leopoldov and Hala.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leopoldov Prison”. Photo: Xpucmo, CC BY-SA 3.0.