Novigrad (Zadar)
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State : | Croatia | |
County : | Zadar | |
Residents : | 2,375 (2011) | |
Telephone code : | (+385) 023 | |
Postal code : | 23312 | |
License plate : | ZD | |
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. ) |
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Community type : | local community | |
Mayor : | Joso Klapan ( HDZ ) | |
Website : | ||
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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.
Web links
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- ↑ croatia.hr ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )