Bjelovar-Bilogora County

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Coat of arms

Map showing Bjelovar-Bilogora county within Croatia

Bjelovar-Bilogora county - Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija is a county in central Croatia.

The central town of Bjelovar was first mentioned in 1413, and it only gained importance when a new fort was built in 1756 to defend against the Ottoman invasions. The town was pronounced a free royal town in 1874.

The other part of the county name is for the picturesque hill of Bilogora that stretches along the northern edge of the county.

Other towns in the county are Daruvar, Garešnica, Čazma and Grubišno Polje.

The Bjelovar-Bilogora county borders on the Koprivnica-Križevci county in the north, Virovitica-Podravina county in the northeast, Požega-Slavonija county in the southeast, Sisak-Moslavina county in the southwest and Zagreb county in the west.

1 Demographics
2 Administrative division
3 County government
4 External links

[edit] Demographics

According to 2001 census, the inhabitants of Bjelovar-Bilogora county were:

Croats: (82.56%)
Serbs: (7.08%)
Czechs: (5.33%)
Others: (5.03%)

[edit] Administrative division

Bjelovar-Bilogora county is divided:

City of Bjelovar (county seat)
Town of Čazma
Town of Daruvar
Town of Garešnica
Town of Grubišno Polje
Municipality of Berek
Municipality of Dežanovac
Municipality of Đulovac
Municipality of Hercegovac
Municipality of Ivanska
Municipality of Kapela
Municipality of Končanica
Municipality of Nova Rača
Municipality of Rovišće
Municipality of Severin
Municipality of Sirač
Municipality of Šandrovac
Municipality of Štefanje
Municipality of Velika Pisanica
Municipality of Velika Trnovitica
Municipality of Veliki Grđevac
Municipality of Veliko Trojstvo
Municipality of Zrinski Topolovac

[edit] County government

Current Župan (prefect): Damir Bajs (HSS)

The county assembly is composed of 43 representatives, organized as follows:

Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) 15
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 9
Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 8
Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 4
Croatian People's Party (HNS) 2
Croatian Bloc (HB) 4
independent representative 1

[edit] External links

Cities and Municipalities of Bjelovar-Bilogora county
Cities and towns: Bjelovar \| Čazma \| Garešnica \| Grubišno Polje \| Daruvar Municipalities: Berek \| Dežanovac \| Đulovac \| Hercegovac \| Ivanska \| Kapela \| Končanica \| Nova Rača \| Severin \| Sirač \| Šandrovac \| Štefanje \| Velika Pisanica \| Velika Trnovitica \| Veliki Grđevac \| Veliko Trojstvo \| Zrinski Topolovac