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Bjelovar, County Bilogora, Croatia

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Bjelovar (Belovár) is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. During the 2001 census, there were 41,869 inhabitants, 90.51% which are Croats. Bjelovar is one of the younger towns of Central Croatia, as it was first mentioned in 1413 and only gained importance when a new fort was built there in 1756. It was built on demand by empress Maria Theresa of Habsburgs. The initial role of the city was to defend central Croatia against the Ottoman invasions.

The town had to wait until the end of the wars to be pronounced a free royal town by ban Ivan Mažuranic in 1874.

in the suburban part of Bjelovar, named Ždralovi, whilst building a basement for a house a dugout was found and identified as part of the Starcevo Culture, dating back between 5000 and 4300 BC!