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Pevnosť Leopoldov
Leopoldov, Slovakia, Slovakia
Pevnosť Leopoldov in Leopoldov, Slovakia, is a 17th-century star-shaped bastion fortress constructed starting in 1665 by Emperor Leopold I on marshy terrain near Hlohovec to defend against Turkish invasions after the fall of Nové Zámky fortress. Built with massive earthen ramparts, moats, and walls under engineer General de Souches, it withstood early tests like Imre Thököly's 1678 kuruc siege and later served as an imperial supply depot during Maria Theresa's reign. Converted into Slovakia's oldest prison by 1856 under Emperor Franz Joseph I with a capacity of 1,000 inmates—the largest in Hungary at the time—it remains operational today as a major local employer despite its military origins never facing direct Ottoman assault.
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