Bjelovar

Bjelovar

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Coordinates: 45 ° 53 ′ 55 ″ N , 16 ° 50 ′ 32 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Bjelovar-Bilogora

Height :

130 m. i. J.

Area :

191.9 km²

Residents :

40,276 (2011)

Population density :

210 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 043

Postal code :

43,000

License plate :

BJ

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

city

Structure :

31 districts

Mayor :

Antun Korušec ( ABB )

Coalition partner :

HDSS, HNS, HSU

Postal address :

Dr. Ante Starčevića 8
43000 Bjelovar

Website :

www.bjelovar.hr

Others

City Festival :

Terezijana

View of Bjelovar

Bjelovar [ ˈbjɛlɔʋaːr ] ( Hungarian Belovár / Bélavár , German also Bellowar or older Bellovar ) is a city in northern Croatia , about 80 kilometers east of the capital Zagreb . The city is also the seat of the Bjelovar-Bilogora County .

Bjelovar is located on a plain south of the Bilogora Mountains. The city area extends over 191.9 km² and is located at 130 m above sea level.

In the center of town there is a park called Kvaternik Park.

Bjelovar Park

Center of Bjelovar

HŽ 2044 007 in the train station

Center of Bjelovar

In addition to numerous technical and vocational schools, the city also has the University of Economics as a faculty of the University of Zagreb .

Localities

The town of Bjelovar captured 31 villages (as of 2006), these are: Bjelovar, Breza , Brezovac , Ciglena , Galovac , Gornji Tomaš , Gudovac , Klokočevac , Kokinac , Kupinovac , Leticani , Mala Ciglena , Malo Korenovo , Novi Pavljani , Novoseljani , Obrovnica , Patkovac , Plavnice Gornje , Plavnice Stare , Prespa , Prgomelje , Prokljuvani , Puričani , Rajić , Stančići , Stari Pavljani , Tomaš , Trojstveni Markovac , Veliko Korenovo , Zvijerci and Ždralovi .

history

Bjelovar is a relatively young town and was first mentioned in documents in 1413. The city only gained regional importance in 1756, when it was expanded into a fortress within the military border at the time of Empress Maria Theresa .

Bjelovar was the seat of the Belovár-Kőrös County at the time of the Kingdom of Hungary .

The city was built around the central park Eugena Kvaternika , which was originally intended to serve as the palace square. Around this the streets were laid out like on a chess board.

In 1874, during the tenure of Ban Ivan Mažuranić as head of government of Croatia, the city was declared a free royal city and was no longer subject to a county, but directly to the Croatian government.

During the Croatian war , tanks from the downtown barracks of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) shot at the city center and damaged it. The barracks were captured by the Croatian army in late September 1991. The capture of large quantities of weapons and ammunition made an important contribution to strengthening the previously poorly equipped Croatian army, which was still being built up.

population

According to the 2011 census, 42,753 people lived in the area politically belonging to the city of Bjelovar, including:

Croatians : 36,753 (91.25%)
Serbs : 1,877 (4.66%)
Roma : 293 (0.73%)
Albanians : 236 (0.59%)
Czechs : 148 (0.37%)
other: 969 (2.41%)

traffic

Bjelovar is on the national road D 28, which leads from the highway 4 via Vrbovec to Daruvar . It is crossed in the city by the D 43 ( Đurđevac - Ivanić-Grad ). The next motorway junction of the A4 (Sveta Helena) is 50 km west of Bjelovar; the AS Ivanić Grad of the Autocesta A3 49 km southwest of the city. Bjelovar is connected to the Croatian railway network by a branch line.

Culture

Since 1995 the Terezijana takes place every summer , a cultural event lasting several days, which is also attended by national guests.

Buildings

New Synagogue (Bjelovar)

Well-known citizens of the city

Bjelovar park and church

sons and daughters of the town

Vojin Bakić (1915–1992), Yugoslav sculptor
Juraj Hrženjak (1917–2020), politician, judge, publicist and association official
Ivan Gubijan (1923–2009), hammer thrower
Teodor Romanić (1926–2019), Bosnian conductor and composer
Boško Petrović (1935–2011), jazz musician
Hrvoje Horvat (* 1946), handball player and coach
Goran Tribuson (born 1948), writer
Đurđa Adlešič (* 1960), politician
Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga (* 1960), Serbian pop-rock singer
Mirko Bašić (* 1960), handball goalkeeper
Gordan Jandroković (* 1967), politician
Zoran Mamić (* 1971), football player
Hrvoje Horvat (* 1977), handball player and coach
Ognjen Vukojević (* 1983), football player and coach
Filip Gavranović (* 1991), handball player
Borut Puc (* 1991), Croatian-Slovenian tennis player

Personalities related to the city

Mato Lovrak (1899–1974), writer
Đuro Sudeta (1903-1927), writer
Edo Murtić (1921–2005), artist
Ivo Robić (1923-2000), singer

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Bjelovar - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Virtual views of the city (English)
An internet portal about the city (Croatian)