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Danica concentration camp

Concentration campClosed 1942High
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  • Ulaz u ustaÅ¡ki logor Danica u blizini Koprivnice.jpg

    Photo by Downluke via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Zlatko Prica - Ljudi iz logora »Danica« 1941.jpg

    Photo by Zlatko Prica via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Zlatko Prica - Logor Danica, 1945.jpg

    Photo by Zlatko Prica via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Zlatko Prica - Skica za mapu Danica, 1941.jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Zlatko Prica - Četiri naprama jedan.png

    Photo by Zlatko Prica via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Operational period: 1941–1942.

Background

Danica was the first concentration and extermination camp established in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. It was established in Koprivnica (located in modern-day Croatia) on 15 or 20 April 1941 in the deserted building of former fertilizer factory "Danica". Mijo Babić participated in preparations for the establishment of Danica concentration camp. The first individual inmates were brought to Danica on 18 April 1941 while first groups arrived at the end of April 1941. The Jews from Zagreb were transported to Danica and Jadovno early in May 1941. Those transported to Danica were all killed by July 1941, while those transported to Jadovno were all killed by August 1941.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1941

Closed 1942

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1941

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Aleksandar Savić
    1923–1941

    Aleksandar Savić (born Alel Schwarz; 1923 – 1941) was a Croatian communist activist and member of the partisan resistance movement in Croatia, murdered during the Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia. Savić was born in Zagreb to a Jewish family, the son of Miroslav Savić and Ina Juhn-Broda.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Danica concentration camp. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/danica-concentration-camp
Chicago
"Danica concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/danica-concentration-camp.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-danica-concentration-camp,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Danica concentration camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/danica-concentration-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}