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Rovišće

Rovišće (Hungarian: Rojcsa, Czech: Roviště,[4] Latin: Rvucha[5]) is a settlement and a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia.

Geography

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

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,[6] of which 97% are Croats.

The municipality consists of the following settlements:[2]

Rovišće: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
3201
3273
3278
4082
4380
4554
4498
4942
4973
5183
5285
5209
5016
4968
5262
4822
4144
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
  4. ^ "Roviště (Obec, nadř. celek Chorvatsko)". www.amaterskedivadlo.cz. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  5. ^ "Rovišćanski kotar u križevačkoj županiji | ŽUPA ROVIŠĆE" (in Croatian). 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  6. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Rovišće". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.