ABOUT THE COUNTY

History

The Varaždin Generalate of the Military Border was established on August1, 1871, when the personal envoy of Emperor and King Francis Joseph I, the Austrian General Rossenzweig, handed over the previous military administration of the city of Bjelovar to the Krajina colonel Ivan Trnski.

With this act, this area became an integral part of civic Croatia. At the same time, a new Croatian county, Bjelovar County, came to life. In December of the same year, in the elections for the county assembly, Ivan Trnski was appointed the first Grand Prefect of the newly founded county, a position he would hold until his departure to Zagreb in 1872.

During the parish of its second parish priest, Ljudevita pl. Reisner, the county got its first coat of arms in 1872, whose shield is divided into three fields: in the upper left, on a blue background, is a depiction of St. George slaying the dragon, and in the upper right field, on a red background, a golden cross with all four arms of the same length. The red and white checkerboard of the Croatian coat of arms is located in the lower field of the coat of arms. The conceptual solution and drawing of the coat of arms, as well as its image on the flag, was made by academic painter Josip Hohnjec. The county coat of arms is protectively covered by Iustitia clementia, blindfolded, holding a sword in her right hand and a scroll in her left hand, probably a document with the 'superior decision' of Francis Joseph I on the foundation of the county.

In 1886, on the basis of the Act on the Organization of the Administration and Organization of Counties, the counties of Bjelovar and Križevačka were merged into one - Bjelovar-Križevačka. In 1922, there was a break in the Croatian tradition regarding the counties. Counties were abolished by the law of June 26, and the country was divided into 33 regions. The Bjelovar-Križevac county mostly belongs to the Osijek region.

Since 1993, the Bjelovar-Bilogora County has been among the twelve counties in Croatia and the City of Zagreb.

Geographical location

Bjelovar-Bilogor county is located in the eastern part of the group of counties in the central area of ​​Croatia.

It borders Koprivnica-Križevačko in the north, Virovitica-Podravnica in the northeast, Sisak-Moslavina in the south and Zagreb County in the west. It encompasses the area of ​​four characteristic geographical units: Bilogora (north and northeast), the marginal massifs of Papuk and Ravna Gora (east), Moslavačka Gora (southwest), and the valley of the Česma and Ilova rivers (west, central and south).

The Bjelovar-Bilogora County covers an area of ​​2,652 km2, which is 3.03% of the total area of ​​Croatia. The center of the county is the city of Bjelovar, the political, cultural and economic center of the county, and it is home to numerous institutions that, through their active activities, give the city appropriate importance. There are also the towns of Daruvar, Čazma, Garešnica and Grubišno Polje, which with their peculiarities and specificities in economic and social life give a complete picture of the area of ​​Bjelovar-Bilogora County. The county also includes 18 municipalities where significant efforts are being made to revive and strengthen the economic potential and enrich social life.

Statute

Statute of the Bjelovar-Bilogora County, which regulates the self-governing scope, internal organization and way of working of the County's bodies.

Statute of BBŽ - refined text