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  • Demonstracija preživjelih logoraÅ¡a iz koncentracijskog logora Lepoglava, bivÅ¡ih zatvorenika zatvora Savska cesta i drugih.jpg

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  • Magda Vernić-Torok, profesorka iz Gospića, ubijena u logoru Lepoglava.jpg

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  • Murdered inmates of Lepoglava camp.jpg

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  • Zakopavanje žrtava iz Lepoglave.jpg

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Background

The Lepoglava concentration camp was a concentration camp in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. It was located 25 km southwest of Varaždin and operated by Ustaše, a Croatian fascist, In July 1943, it was briefly captured by Yugoslav Partisans. In March and April 1945, about 1,300 Lepoglava inmates were transported to the Jasenovac concentration camps and killed. On 30 April 1945, Ustaše murdered 961 young people, mostly students, near the camp.

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World Prisons. (2026). Lepoglava concentration camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lepoglava-concentration-camp
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"Lepoglava concentration camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lepoglava-concentration-camp.
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@misc{worldprisons-lepoglava-concentration-cam,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Lepoglava concentration camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lepoglava-concentration-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}