Bjelovar-Bilogora county

General data:
Area: 2 640 km²
Population: 133 084 (2001.g.)
City: 5
Municipality: 18
Its capital is Bjelovar. 

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. 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.

The town of Bjelovar is located northeast of Zagreb in the foothills of Bilogora.

It was first mentioned in 1420. The main square harmonizes with the baroque churches of St. Therese and the Holy Spirit. It is an economic, cultural, medical and educational centre of the Lonja-Ilova depression and the Bilogora Podravina area.