Bjelovar-Križevci County

Bjelovarsko-križevačka županija
Bjelovar-Križevci County
County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
12th century–1920

Coat of arms

Location of the County (yellow) within the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (green)
Capital Bjelovar
History
 - Established 12th century
 - Treaty of Trianon June 4 1920
Area
 - 1910 5,048 km2 (1,949 sq mi)
Population
 - 1910 332,592 
     Density 65.9 /km2  (170.6 /sq mi)
Today part of Croatia

The Bjelovar-Križevci County (Croatian: Bjelovarsko-križevačka županija; Hungarian: Belovár-Körös vármegye) was a historic administrative subdivision (županija) of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Transleithania), the Hungarian part of the dual Austro-Hungarian Empire. 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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Geography

The Bjelovar-Križevci County shared borders with the Hungarian county of Somogy, and the Croatian-Slavonian counties of Virovitica, Požega, Varaždin, and Zagreb. The river Drava formed its northeastern border. Its area was 5048 km² around 1910.

History

The territory of the Bjelovar-Križevci County was part of the Kingdom of Croatia when it entered a personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1102, and with it became part of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1526. Bjelovar-Križevci County was formed in 1886 from the former counties Bjelovar and Križevci. 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.

Demographics

In 1910, the population of the county was 332,592.

Population by language (1910 census):

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Belovár-Körös county were:

Districts
District Capital
Bjelovar Bjelovar
Čazma Čazma
Garešnica Garešnica
Đurđevac Đurđevac
Grubišno Polje Grubišno Polje
Koprivnica Koprivnica
Križevci Križevci
Kutina Kutina
Urban districts
Bjelovar
Koprivnica
Križevci

See also

Croatia portal
Austria-Hungary portal