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The Bjelovar-Križevci County ( hr, Bjelovarsko-križevačka

županija ''Županija'' (singular; plural ''županije'') or ''Župnija'' (singular; plural ''župnije'') is a South Slavic administrative subdivision. For the etymology, see Župa. The term Županija is used in: * Croatia: counties of Croatia * Cantons o ...

; hu, Belovár-Kőrös vármegye) was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the

Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen The Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen ( hu, a Szent Korona Országai), informally Transleithania (meaning the lands or region "beyond" the Leitha River) were the Hungarian territories of Austria-Hungary, throughout the latter's entire exis ...

(Transleithania), the Hungarian part of the dual

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. Its territory is now in northern

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. Belovár and Kőrös are the Hungarian names for the cities

Bjelovar Bjelovar ( hu, Belovár, german: Bellowar, Kajkavian: ''Belovar'') is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. At the 2021 census, there were 36,433 inhabitants, of whom 93.06% were Croats. Histor ...

and

Križevci Križevci (; la, Crisium; hu, Kőrös ; german: Kreutz ) is a city in central Croatia with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the city itself (2011), the oldest city in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci County. History The f ...

, respectively. The capital of the county was Bjelovar.

Geography

The Bjelovar-Križevci County shared borders with the Hungarian county of Somogy, and the Croatian-Slavonian counties of

Virovitica Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). It is als ...

, Požega,

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, and

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. The river

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formed its northeastern border. Its area was 5048 km² around 1910.

History

The territory of the Bjelovar-Križevci County was part of the

Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of Croatia may refer to: * Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102), an independent medieval kingdom * Croatia in personal union with Hungary (1102–1526), a kingdom in personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary * Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg) (152 ...

when it entered a personal union with the Kingdom of Hungary in 1102, and with it became part of the

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in 1526. Bjelovar-Križevci County was formed in 1886 from the former counties

and

. In 1920 by the

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the county became part of the newly formed

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(later renamed to Yugoslavia). Since 1991, when

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became independent from

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, the county has been part of

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Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 303,620 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Croatian: 225,451 (74.3%) * Serbian: 44,654 (14.7%) * Hungarian: 14,057 (4.6%) *

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: 4,218 (1.4%) * Slovak: 156 (0.1%) *

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: 2 (0.0%) * Ruthenian: 27 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 15,055 (4.9%) According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities: Total: *

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: 254,062 (83.7%) *

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: 44,872 (14.8%) *

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: 2,275 (0.7%) *

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: 1,115 (0.4%) *

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: 1,018 (0.3%) *

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: 255 (0.1%) * Unitarian: 0 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 23 (0.0%) In 1910, the county had a population of 332,592 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Croatian: 253,687 (76.28%) * Serbian: 44,533 (13.39%) * Hungarian: 14,224 (4.28%) *

: 4,235 (1.27%) * Slovak: 386 (0.12%) * Ruthenian: 281 (0.08%) *

: 1 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 15,245 (4.58%) According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities: Total: *

: 282,450 (84.92%) *

: 44,658 (13.43%) *

: 2,406 (0.72%) *

: 1,224 (0.37%) *

: 1,210 (0.36%) *

: 635 (0.19%) * Unitarian: 0 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 9 (0.0%)

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Belovár-Kőrös county were:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjelovar-Krizevci County 1920 disestablishments Former counties of Croatia Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary States and territories established in the 12th century Križevci

Geography

History

Demographics

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See also

References