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Belovr-krsBelovr-Krs is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, autonomous region Croatia-Slavonia. Its territory is presently in northern Croatia. Belovr and Krs are the Hungarian names for the cities Bjelovar and Križevci, respectively. The capital of the county was Bjelovar (Croatian, in Hungarian: Belovr). Geography Belovr-Krs county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Verőce, Pozsega, Varasd, and Zgrb (the latter three in Croatia-Slavonia). The river Drave formed its north-eastern border. Its area was 5048 km² around 1910. History The territory of Belovr-Krs county became part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century. Belovr-Krs county was formed in 1886 from the former counties Belovr and Krs. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia). Since 1991, when Croatia became independent from Yugoslavia, the county is part of Croatia. Districts In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were: Urban districts:
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