Croatia

CROATIA.:A most welcome card from a friend in Croatia..and the card shows a pleasant scene and attractions in Bjelovar ( Bellowar ).Thank you so much for this card Ivanka..
Posted 20 March : Arrived Sydney 06 April : Traveled 17 days..

BJELOVAR : is a city in central Croatia and is the Administrative Centre of Bjelovar - Bilogora County..  Bjelovar was first mentioned  in 1413 and gained importance when a new fort was built there in 1756 at the command of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa.The initial role of the fort was to defend central Croatia against the invasions of the Ottermans. The town had to wait until the end of those wars to be pronounced a free Royal Town by ban Ivan Mazuranic in 1874.