Novigrad (Zadar)

Novigrad
coat of arms
Coordinates: 44 ° 11 ′ 39 ″  N , 15 ° 33 ′ 24 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Zadar
Residents :	2,375 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+385) 023
Postal code :	23312
License plate :	ZD
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	local community
Mayor :	Joso Klapan ( HDZ )
Website :	www.opcina-novigrad.hr
View of Novigrad

Novigrad ( Italian Novegradi ) is a port in the Zadar County in the Croatian region of Dalmatia .

location

The place is located at the mouth of the Draga in the Novigrad Sea .

history

First documented mention in the 13th century. Above the village are the remains of a fortress from this time. Between 1386 and 1387 the widow of King Ludwig I of Anjou, Jelisava and her daughter Maria, wife of King Sigismund, were held here. The parish church is dedicated to St. Martin, a hall church with a free-standing bell tower located on the edge of the old town. The village was badly affected during the war in Croatia .

population

According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Novigrad has 2,375 inhabitants. The main town has 534 inhabitants.

Main street in Novigrad

Web links

• Tourist website

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1. ↑ croatia.hr ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )