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Rovišće

Coordinates: 45°57′N 16°44′E / 45.950°N 16.733°E / 45.950; 16.733
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Rovišće
Municipality
Catholic Church of Holy Trinity in Rovišće, Croatia
Catholic Church of Holy Trinity in Rovišće, Croatia
Rovišće is located in Croatia
Rovišće
Rovišće
Coordinates: 45°57′N 16°44′E / 45.950°N 16.733°E / 45.950; 16.733
Country Croatia
County Bjelovar-Bilogora County
Area
 • Municipality30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Urban
4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality4,144
 • Density140/sq mi (53/km2)
 • Urban
1,033
 • Urban density260/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websiteopcina-rovisce.hr

Rovišće (Hungarian: Rojcsa, Czech: Roviště,[3] Latin: Rvucha[4]) is a village and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Geography

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The settlement of Rovišće, which is the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name, is located 12 km from Bjelovar to the west, and 72 km from Zagreb. Rovišće is directly located on the traffic route Bjelovar - Zagreb. Rovišće lies on the south-western slopes of Bilogora a low mountainous range in Croatia.

Velika a tributary of the river Česma flows 2 km west of Rovišće , and its subsequent tributaries of Konjska rijeka and Rijeka surround the settlement.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census, the population of the municipality was 4,144 with 1,033 living in the town proper.[2] In 2011, there were 4,822 inhabitants, 1,196 in the village itself,[5] of which 97% are Croats.

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Roviště (Obec, nadř. celek Chorvatsko)". www.amaterskedivadlo.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  4. ^ "Rovišćanski kotar u križevačkoj županiji | ŽUPA ROVIŠĆE" (in Croatian). 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  5. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Rovišće". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.