Million years ago, Croatian soil covered the Pannonian Sea. The last remnants of that has now been in Hungary - Lake Balaton.
Based on the results of traces of Roman water pipes, foundation stone, bricks, glass decorative items, Roman coins and other objects, we can conclude that it is exactly at the historic town of Bjelovar located less Roman settlement, exchange of horses, station road maintenance or military camp.
Developed Roman road network has helped the late 6th century immigration of the Slavs in this region. Entrants fortification erected around Dominkovic, old and new Pavljani, Nart, Nevinca, Avenged Sevenfold, Grginca, Gudovac and elsewhere, mainly on the remains of Roman settlements.
From the Middle Ages have been preserved tiles found near Bjelovar.
Late 14th and early 15th century in this already densely populated area there are many plemoćki and church property. In the near Bjelovar today there are parishes in the root, the Great Sredice, Pavljani, interwar and Nova ratio.
At that time, it can be placed beginning to Bjelovar was first mentioned in the now unreliable fields from 1413th year.
Influx of Turks in the 15th and 16 century, this area becomes a "no man's land", and continually passes from hand to hand. The inhabitants fled and are living mostly in small forts along the volatile border with Truc.
Then in Varazdin Generalate founded celebrated 16th Infantry Regiment.
Severin rebellion, which is a good deal shaken Varaždin military district, was bloodily suppressed 1755th year, and immediately afterwards the Empress Maria Theresa determined to be at the center of Border Regiment build a strong military base - Bjelovar today. Construction of a central core (400 x 400 m) Bjelovar today began in 1756. Pursuant to the decision of the Empress Maria Theresa.
The city is developing fast, ready welcomes the abolition of the Military Frontier 1871st year and its union with civil Croatian. Bjelovar became the county seat, and after its merger with Križevci County became the center of the Bjelovar-Križevci. Ban Ivan Mažuranić on behalf of Parliament in 1874. Bjelovar declared a free royal city.
The railway Bjelovar - Križevci opened in 1894., Railroads Bjelovar - Kloštar Podravski 1900th These stripes do Garesnica and Grubisno Fields 1913th year. City had the largest increase in population from 1880th to 1900. year.
Municipal Museum was founded in 1949. year. At the beginning of a collection gathered over a teacher Rade Smith, and John Barešić most contributed to the development of museums. After II. World War II, Zagreb became the headquarters of the Community of municipalities in which they went to the municipality: Bjelovar, Cazma Garešnica, Grubišno Polje, Daruvar, Koprivnica, Križevci, Đurđevac, Virovitica and Pakrac. A series of industrial-agricultural plant food (Koestlin "," May 5 "," wider ", etc.), forestry-wood (forest economy," Mojica Birt, "DI" Fountain ") and metal-processing industry (Thomas Vinković "Then," Technique "). Handball club "Partizan Bjelovar won the titles of state champion nine times and the championship season in Europe 1971st / '72.
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