... the city was built by a plan and the rectangular shape of its centre makes it a unique city in Croatia

... the city was established and built by Archduchess of Austria Maria Theresa in 1756, but she never got the chance to visit it

... Bjelovar got its independence and Royal Borough title on 5th August in 1874 and became the youngest out of twelve Croatian royal cities

... Bjelovar central square, Eugen Kvaternik Sguare is for the second year now proclaimed to be the most beautiful square in Central Croatia by Croatian Tourism Association contest "Zeleni cvijet" ("Green flower"). In that same contest Bjelovar is proclaimed to be the third most beautiful city in Central Croatia

... through only fifteen years livestock and trade fair evolved in the biggest manifestation of that type in Croatia. Every year in September in Gudovac near Bjelovar there is International livestock, trade and crafts fair held and visited by more than fifty thousand people.
Second-largest, Spring fair is held in the middle of March, and first Apiarian fair in Croatia was held in the beginning of February also on Gudovac fairground

... Bjelovar team-handball club "Partizan" on 19th February 1972 won European championship's title and became the first team-handball club from former Yugoslavia with that title (also the second sport club from former Yugoslavia that won the European champioship)