Bjelovar-Križevci
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Bjelovar-Križevci (in Croatian) or Belovár-Körös (in Hungarian) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the autonomous region Croatia-Slavonia within the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Croatia. Belovár and Körös are the Hungarian names for the cities Bjelovar and Križevci, respectively. The capital of the county was Bjelovar (Croatian, in Hungarian: Belovár).
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[edit] Geography
Belovár-Körös county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Verőce, Pozsega, Varasd, and Zágráb (the latter three in Croatia-Slavonia). The river Drave formed its north-eastern border. Its area was 5048 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
The territory of Belovár-Körös county became part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century. Belovár-Körös county was formed in 1886 from the former counties Belovár and Körös. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia). Since 1991, when Croatia became independent from Yugoslavia, the county is part of Croatia.
[edit] Demographics
In 1910, the population of the county was 332,592.
Population by language (1910 census):
- Croatian = 253,687
- Serbian = 44,533
- Hungarian = 14,224
- German = 4,235
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Belovár-Körös county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Belovár | Belovár, HR Bjelovar |
| Čazma | Čazma |
| Garešnica | Garešnica |
| Gjurgjevac/Szentgyörgy | Szentgyörgy, HR Đurđevac |
| Grubišno Polje | Grubišno Polje |
| Kapronca | Kapronca, HR Koprivnica |
| Körös | Körös, HR Križevci |
| Kutina | Kutina |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Belovár, HR Bjelovar | |
| Kapronca, HR Koprivnica | |
| Körös, HR Križevci | |
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