Bjelovar-Bilogora County

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Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska Županija
[[Image:|100px|Coat of arms]] Flag
County of Croatia
Map of Croatia highlighting the County location
General Information
County Seat Bjelovar
Land area 2.652 km²
Population 2001 133.084
Population density 50.1/km²
Area code 043
ISO 3166-2:HR HR-07
Župan Miroslav Čačija (HSS)
Website http://www.bbz.hr/

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.

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[edit] Demographics

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

[edit] Administrative division

Bjelovar-Bilogora county is divided:

[edit] County government

Current Župan (prefect): Miroslav Čačija (HSS)

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

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 46°01′26″N 16°32′42″E / 46.02389, 16.545