ISO 3166 code HR-07 Area 2,640 km² Area code 043 | Website www.bbz.hr Population 119,764 (2011) | |
Points of interest VODENI PARK AQUAE B, Monument to the Revolutio, Gradski muzej u Bjelovaru, DRŽAVNI ARHIV U BJELOVARU, Turistička zajednica Daruvar | ||
Bjelovar-Bilogora County (Croatian: Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija) is a county in central Croatia.
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Map of Bjelovar-Bilogora County, 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-Slavonia County in the southeast, Sisak-Moslavina County in the southwest and Zagreb County in the west.
Administrative division
Bjelovar-Bilogora County is further divided into 5 towns and 18 municipalities.
Demographics
As of the 2011 census, the county had 119,764 residents. The population density is 45 people per km2.
Ethnic Croats form the majority with 84.8% of the population, followed by Serbs at 6.3% and Czechs at 5.2%.