Leopoldov

Leopoldov
Town
Train station in Leopoldov
Coat of arms
Leopoldov Location of Leopoldov in the Trnava Region Leopoldov Leopoldov (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°26′39″N 17°46′03″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Hlohovec
Founded	1664
Government
• Mayor	Tereza Kavuliaková
Area
• Total	5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
	(2022)
Elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	3,946
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	920 41
Area code	+421 33
Car plate	HC
Website	www.leopoldov.sk

Leopoldov (before 1948 Mestečko; German: Leopold-Neustadtl; Hungarian: Lipótvár) is a town in the Trnava Region of Slovakia, near the Váh 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

• Kuřim, Czech Republic
• Fertőszentmiklós, Hungary

Gallery

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  The railway station in Leopoldov.
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  Pillory on the Square of Ignatius of Loyola in Leopoldov.

External links

• Official website (in Slovak)