| Type: | Concentration camp |
| Lobor concentration camp | |
| Coordinates: | 46.1211°N 16.0675°W |
| Other Names: | Loborgrad |
| Location: | Lobor, Zlatar Bistrica, Independent State of Croatia (modern-day Croatia) |
| Operated By: | Independent State of Croatia |
| Original Use: | The palace of Keglevich family |
| In Operation: | 9 August 1941 - November 1942[1] |
| Prisoner Type: | Jewish and Serb women and children |
| Killed: | at least 200 |
The Lobor concentration camp or Loborgrad camp (Croatian: Koncentracijski logor Lobor) was a concentration camp established in Lobor, Independent State of Croatia (modern-day Croatia) in the deserted palace of Keglevich family. It was established on 9 August 1941, mostly for Serb and Jewish children and women. The camp was established and operated by Ustaše, with 16 of its guards being members of the local Volksdeutsche community. Its inmates were subjected to systematic torture, robbery and murder of "undisciplined" individuals. All younger female inmates of the Lobor camp were subjected to rapes. More than 2,000 people were inmates of this camp, at least 200 died in it. All surviving children and women were transported to Auschwitz concentration camp in August 1942 where they all were killed.
The Lobor concentration camp was established on 9 August 1942, mostly for Serb and Jewish children and women.[2] [3] The camp was established in the deserted palace of Keglevich family. It was established, operated and controlled by Ustasha Surveillance Service subordinated to Main Ustaša Headquarters, the guards were members of the German ethnic community (Volksdeutsche), totally 16 of them. The maximum capacity of this camp was 800 inmates.
Because of the significant proportion of children among its inmates, this camp was categorized among children's concentration camp, besides Jablanac, Mlaka, Bročica brickyard, Uštica, Sisak, Jastrebarsko and Gornja Rijeka.[4] According to some sources, the total number of children inmates in concentration camps in Croatia in 1942 was at least 24,000.[5] The first contingent of inmates numbering 1,300 people was transported to Lobor camp from Kruščica concentration camp.[6] The number of women and children inmates in Lobor camp reached 1,500.[7] All younger female inmates of the Lobor camp were subjected to rapes by the commanding officers and guards,[8] which resulted with pregnancies, in some cases even of 14 years old girls. Besides systematic rapes, the inmates were subjected to torture, robbery and murder of "undisciplined" individuals.[9] At least 200 women and children died in Lobor camp.[10] There was no mass killing of inmates in Lobor, 150 inmates died because of typhoid epidemy.
Around 2,000 Jewish women and children were inmates of this concentration camp during its existence.[11] In period between 13 and 28 August 1942 all survived children and women were transported to Auschwitz concentration camp where they all were killed.[12] [13] [14]
In 2002 the Home for Mentally lll Adults Lobor-Grad was established in the object which housed the camp. According to its website, during the World War II its building was the almshouse of The Society for the Suppression of begging and supporting sick.[15]
"Od rujna 1941. do jeseni 1942. postojao je koncentracioni logor u Loborgradu, nedaleko od Zlatar Bistrice u "
"9 August 1941 - a camp was established in Loborgrad for about 1,700 women and children; "
"Loborgrad was specifically designated for Serb and Jewish women and children;
"Dječji koncentracioni logori bili su u Loboru, Jablancu kod Jasenovca, u Mlaki kod Jasenovca, na ciglani Bročica kod Jasenovca, u Uštici, u Staroj Gradiški, u Sisku, u Jastrebarskom i u Gornjoj Rijeci u varaždinskom kotaru. "
"Prema izjavama same djece nekim drugim podacima koje sam uspio prikupiti, izračunao sam da je u to vrijeme u 1942 godini bilo u tim logorima najmanje 24000 djece, a od tog broja mi smo dobili iz logora jedva polovinu."
".. kada stiže u Lobor prvi transport od 1300 osoba iz logora Krušćica"
" Zatim da se u Lobor-gradu nalazilo 1.500 žena i dece,"
"In the Loborgrad camp, 1,500 Jewish women and girls were subjected to repeated rapes by the commandant and his guards."
"in addition to robbery, torture and rape, individual killings of 'undisciplined' inmates were carried out" there."
"9 August 1941 - a camp was established in Loborgrad for about 1,700 women and children; over 200 people died in the camp,"
"....koncentracioni logor u Lobor-gradu, kroz koji je prošlo oko 2000 židovskih žena i djece...."
"... dok su žene i djeca iz logora Loborgrad u kolovozu 1942. prebačeni u logor Auschwitz, gdje su svi likvidirani."
"A year later, the Loborgrad camp suffered a similar fate, and those who had survived the first year were now..."
" between 13 and 28 August 1942 the survivors were handed over to the Germans and taken to Auschwitz."