Bjelovar–Bilogora County Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija
—  County  —
Flag
Map of Croatia highlighting the County location
County seat	Bjelovar
Government
- Župan	Miroslav Čačija (HSS)
Area
- Total	2,652 km2 (1,023.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	133,084
- Density	50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
Area code	043
ISO 3166 code	HR-07
Website	http://www.bbz.hr/

Bjelovar-Bilogora County (Croatian: 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-Slavonia County in the southeast, Sisak-Moslavina County in the southwest and Zagreb County in the west.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Administrative division 3 County government 4 References 5 See also 6 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 further divided into 5 towns and 18 municipalities.

Towns

Town	Population[1] (2001 census)
Bjelovar	41,869
Čazma	8,895
Daruvar	13,243
Garešnica	11,639
Grubišno Polje	7,523

Municipalities

Municipality	Population[1] (2001 census)
Berek	1,706
Dežanovac	3,355
Đulovac	3,640
Hercegovac	2,791
Ivanska	3,510
Kapela	3,516
Končanica	2,824
Nova Rača	4,077
Rovišće	5,262
Severin	1,038
Sirač	2,546
Šandrovac	2,095
Štefanje	2,347
Velika Pisanica	2,151
Velika Trnovitica	1,661
Veliki Grđevac	3,313
Veliko Trojstvo	3,092
Zrinski Topolovac	1,000

[edit] County government

Current leadership:

• Župan (prefect): Miroslav Čačija (HSS)
• Deputy župan: Krešo Jelavić (HDZ)
• Deputy župan: Alen Baščevan (HSLS)

The county assembly is composed of 41 representatives, presided by Stanko Grčić (HSS) and composed as follows:

• Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 13
• Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) 10
• SDP-HNS: 9
  • Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)
  • Croatian People's Party (HNS)
• Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 7
• Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) 2

Based on election results in 2009.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Bjelovar-Križevci

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bjelovar-Bilogora County

• Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija Official website
• Turistička zajednica Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije Tourist Board

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

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