Address: Trg Eugena Kvaternika 6, Bjelovar, Croatia
Phone: (+385 43) 244 487, 220 488
Website: http://www.dabj.hr
E-mail: pisarnica@dabj.hr
Territorial Jurisdiction
The archive’s jurisdiction covers three counties: Bjelovar-Bilogora, and parts of Koprivnica-Križevci and Zagreb counties. Although the State Archives in Križevci was established in 2008, it is not yet fully operational, so the State Archives in Bjelovar continues its activities in the Koprivnica-Križevci area.
Currently, the archive is responsible for the cities of Bjelovar, Čazma, Daruvar, Garešnica, Grubišno Polje, Đurđevac, Vrbovec, and Križevci, and the municipalities of Berek, Dubrava, Dežanovac, Đulovac, Farkaševac, Gradec, Hercegovac, Ivanska, Kapela, Končanica, Nova Rača, Preseka, Rakovec, Rovišće, Severin, Sirač, Šandrovac, Štefanje, Velika Pisanica, Veliki Grđevac, Velika Trnovitica, Veliko Trojstvo, Zrinski Topolovac, Kalnik, Sveti Ivan Žabno, and Sveti Petar Orehovec.
Church Records (Parish Registers)
The State Archives in Bjelovar preserves parish registers of Roman Catholics, Greek Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Jews, and Evangelicals from its jurisdiction in special collections. These include registers of baptisms (births), marriages, and deaths, as well as certain parish index books (mostly for Orthodox communities) covering the period 1858–1946. Older registers are generally held by the Croatian State Archives or, more rarely, by individual parish offices.
The entire collection in Bjelovar has been microfilmed at the Croatian State Archives and is partially digitized, which helps protect these valuable historical records from loss. Ongoing digitization initiatives mean that more parish records are gradually becoming digitally accessible, though some content still requires onsite consultation or formal request.
Lists of parish registers (updated in June 2024) for each religious community can be searched through PDF documents under the section Zbirka matičnih knjiga.
Last edited: 07.01.2026.
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