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Bjelovacka
Bjelovacka by Trojstveni Markovac within Bjelovar
Location
Country	Croatia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Veliko Trojstvo
• elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Mouth
• location	Česma
• coordinates	45°50′27″N 16°48′7″E / 45.84083°N 16.80194°E / 45.84083; 16.80194
• elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Length	20 km (12 miles)
Basin features
Progression	Česma→ Lonja→ Sava→ Danube→ Black Sea

Bjelovacka, also sometimes called Bjelovarska, is a small river and tributary of the Česma river. It flows in the vicinity of the city of Bjelovar.

Bjelovacka forms at the mouth of two small streams named Jelinec and Seča north of Veliko Trojstvo, both of which originate from the slopes of Bilogora. South of Bjelovar, within Veliko Korenovo and Narta it flows into the Česma.

Etymology

Older names include Bjelovačka, Beloblcka or Beloblaška, and in Hungarian sources Bellovacka. And in some even older sources the river was known by the name Česmica or Chesmicha.

Description

Bjelovacka flows through Veliko Trojstvo, Grginac, Prokljuvani, Trojstveni Markovac, Novoseljani, Brezovac and Veliko Korenovo until it flows into the Česma river near Narta. Bjelovacka is fully regulated into a canal due to its historical tendency to flood. Historically it formed swamp-like conditions east of Bjelovar.

In the vicinity of Bjelovacka, within the Lug forest, the remains of a larger Roman rural settlement have been found, as well as archaeological findings dating to antiquity of glass and ceramics.

Fishing

There are various species of fish found in Bjelovacka, and it is a site of sport fishing. There are several fishing ponds next to it, the largest of which is the artificial lake of Lug near the forest of the same name, which is owned by ŠRD (In Croatian: Športsko ribolovno društvo) "Bjelovacka" Lug-Trojstveni Markovac.

References

1. "Povijesni pregled" (in Croatian). Roman Catholic Diocese of Bjelovar-Križevci.
2. "HEMU". hemu.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
3. Ožanić Roguljić, Ivana; Drpić, Jere (2021). "Rural Roman settlement of Lug near Bjelovar". Annales Instituti Archaeologici. XVII (1).
4. "Bjelovacka". ZŠRDUB (in Croatian). Zajednica športsko ribolovnih društava i udruga Bjelovar. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

Further reading

• Jakovljević, Goran (2007). "Bjelovar prije Bjelovara" [Bjelovar before Bjelovar]. Papers of the Institute for Scientific Research and Artistic Work in Bjelovar (in Croatian) (1): 55–70.

v t e Hydrography of Croatia
Rivers	Black Sea Basin Bednja Biđ Bijela Bjelovacka Bosut Česma Črnec Črnec Danube Dobra Drava Glina Glogovnica Ilova Karašica Karašica Korana Krapina Krka Kupa Kupčina Lika Londža Lonja Mrežnica Mura Odra Orljava Pakra Plitvica Račačka Sava Slunjčica Spačva Studva Sunja Sutla Trnava Una Veliki Strug Vuka Zelina Adriatic Basin Bijela Boljunčica Cetina Čikola Dragonja Gacka Jadro Krka Mirna Neretva Ombla Raša Rječina Zrmanja
Lakes	Baćina Dubrava Krušćica Lokve Ormož Peruća Plitvice Prokljan Trakošćan Varaždin Vrana (Cres) Vrana (Dalmatia)
Valleys, estuaries, canyons, wetlands	Kopački Rit Lim Lonjsko Polje Neretva Delta Paklenica Spačva basin
Waterfalls	Galovački buk Skradinski buk Roški slap Štrbački buk Large waterfall (Plitvice)
Canals	Bobota Canal Danube-Sava Canal (proposed) Sava-Odra-Sava Canal
Adriatic Sea	Kvarner Gulf Bay of Bakar Bay of Mali Ston Novsko Ždrilo Split Channel Split Gates Gulf of Piran Brač Channel Hvar Channel Velebit Channel Vinodol Channel St. Anthony Channel Zavratnica

• Rivers of Croatia
• Bjelovar-Bilogora County
• Bjelovar