Novigrad (other)
Novigrad ("New Town") may refer to several places in Croatia: * Novigrad, Istria County, a town in Istria, a former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see * Novigrad, Zadar County, a municipality in Zadar County * Novigrad na Dobri, a village in Netretić Municipality, Karlovac County * Novigrad Podravski, a municipality in Koprivnica-Križevci County Arts and entertainment * Novigrad (The Free City), important location in The Witcher Universe See also * Novi grad (other) * Novgorod (other), the same kind of name in Russian * Nowogród (other), the same kind of name in Polish * Starigrad (other) * Grad (toponymy) Grad () is an Proto-Slavic, Old Slavic word meaning "town", "city", "castle" or "fortified settlement". Initially present in all related languages as ''Gord (archaeology), gord'', it can still be found as ''grad'', ''gradić'', ''horod'' or Gorod ...

Novigrad, Istria County
Novigrad ( it, Cittanova) is a town in Istria County in western Croatia. It is also sometimes referred to as Novigrad Istarski () to distinguish it from three other Croatian towns of the same name. Novigrad is set on a small peninsula on the western coast of Istria, north of the mouth of the river Mirna and some south of the border with Slovenia. At the 2011 census the town proper had a population of 2,622, while the administrative area – which also includes four nearby villages – had 4,345 inhabitants. 66% of population were ethnic Croats while the biggest minority group were Istrian Italians (10%). History There was an ancient city in the broad area of what is now Novigrad, which was called Aemona. In the 5th-6th centuries Novigrad was called ''Neapolis'' (Greek Νεάπολις). From the early Middle Ages and right up until 1828 it was the seat of the Diocese of Novigrad, which has been identified with the Ancient see of Aemona and nominally restored as Latin Catholi ...
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Novigrad, Zadar County
Novigrad is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Zadar County. According to the 2011 census, there were 2,375 inhabitants, absolute majority of which were Croats. History In 1386, the Hungarian and Croatian sovereign Mary and her mother, Elizabeth of Bosnia, were imprisoned in Novigrad. Elizabeth was strangled in Novigrad in 1387 but Mary was liberated. It was part of Republic of Venice in 1409. Venetian rule in Novigrad briefly interrupted by Ottoman occupation between 1646 and 1647 during Cretan War. Attractions The historic little town on the southern side of the Novigrad sea is situated in a narrow bay. The Novigrad sea is abundant in fish and shellfish, which is why Novigrad fishermen are well known. The town has preserved its Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on th ...
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Novigrad Na Dobri
Novigrad na Dobri is a village in Karlovac County, Croatia. The name translates in English to "New town on the Dobra river". Across the river Dobra, there is a 14th-century castle that once belonged to the Croatian noble family Frankopan The House of Frankopan ( hr, Frankopani, Frankapani, it, Frangipani, hu, Frangepán, la, Frangepanus, Francopanus), was a Croatian noble family, whose members were among the great landowner magnates and high officers of the Kingdom of Croati .... References Populated places in Karlovac County {{Karlovac-geo-stub ...
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Novigrad Podravski
Novigrad Podravski is a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. According to the 2011 census, there are 2,872 inhabitants in the area, with Croats forming a majority at 94.5%. History In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Novigrad Podravski was part of the Bjelovar-Križevci County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Religion Serbian Orthodox Church of Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus of the Four Days was built in the village of Plavšinac in 1758. Its iconostasis was painted by the Montenegrins, Montenegrin painter Atanas Bocarić. Two of its icons are exhibited in the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Zagreb. Due to its cultural and architectural features building is classified as a protected cultural property. Image:Serbs and Croats in front of the Byzantine Emperor Basil II.jpg, Image:Serbs and Croats in front of the Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor.png, References

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The Witcher
''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are beast hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle wild beasts and monsters. ''The Witcher'' began with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held by ''Fantastyka'' magazine, marking his debut as an author. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994. Known as ''The Witcher Saga'', he wrote one book a year until the fifth and final installment in 1999. A standalone prequel novel, ''Season of Storms'', was published in 2013. The books have been described as having a cult following in Poland and Central and Eastern European countries. They have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as of December 2019. ...
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Novi Grad (other)
Novi Grad ("New Town") may refer to: Places In Bosnia and Herzegovina: * Novi Grad, Odžak, a village near Odžak in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina *Novi Grad, Republika Srpska, a town and municipality in Republika Srpska *Novi Grad, Sarajevo, a municipality in the city of Sarajevo In Croatia: * Novi grad, Osijek, a city district of Osijek * Novi Grad, Brod-Posavina County, a village near Oprisavci In Serbia: * Novi Grad, Zemun, an urban neighborhood of Belgrade In Slovenia: * Novi Grad, Sevnica, a settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica Arts and entertainment * Novi Grad (comics), a location in Marvel Universe See also * Novigrad (other) * Stari Grad (other) * Gornji Grad (other) * Donji Grad (other) * Grad (toponymy) Grad () is an Proto-Slavic, Old Slavic word meaning "town", "city", "castle" or "fortified settlement". Initially present in all related languages as ''Gord (archaeology), gord'', it can still be found as ''gr ...
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Novgorod (other)
Veliky Novgorod is a city in Russia. Novgorod (Russian for ''new town'' or ''new city'') may also refer to: Places *Novgorod Oblast, a federal subject of Russia ** Novgorod Airport, an airport in the city of Veliky Novgorod *Nizhny Novgorod, a city in Russia, located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast *Novhorod-Siverskyi, a city in Ukraine *Novgorod Republic, a medieval Russian state between the 12th and 15th centuries Other uses * ''Novgorod'' (newspaper), a Russian newspaper * Russian monitor ''Novgorod'', a circular vessel laid down in 1871 * Novgorod case, the conventional term used in the Russian blogosphere and mass media for the controversial criminal case *Novgorod Codex, the oldest book of Kievan Rus' * 3799 Novgorod, a minor planet *Old Novgorod dialect Old Novgorod dialect (russian: древненовгородский диалект, translit=drevnenovgorodskij dialekt; also translated as Old Novgorodian or Ancient Novgorod dialect) is a term introduced by Andrey Zaliznyak t ...
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Nowogród (other)
Nowogród ("New Town") may refer to the following places: *Nowogród in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) *Nowogród Bobrzański, a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland * Nowogród, Gmina Zbójna, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbójna, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland * Nowogród, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Golub-Dobrzyń, within Golub-Dobrzyń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Nowogród, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łęczna, within Łęczna County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland *Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański, an urban-rural gmina in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland *Gmina Nowogród, an urban-rural gmina in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland *Novhorod-Siversky, a historic city in the Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine See also *Novgorod (other) *Novigrad (other) ...
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Starigrad (other)
Starigrad ("Old Town") may refer to: * Starigrad, Zadar County, a village and municipality near Zadar, Croatia * Starigrad, Lika-Senj County, a village near Senj, Croatia * Starigrad, Koprivnica-Križevci County, a village near Koprivnica, Croatia * Starigrad Fortress, a fortress near Omiš, Croatia * Stari Grad, Croatia, a town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia See also * Stalingrad (other) * Stari grad (other) * Novigrad (other) * Grad (toponymy) Grad () is an Proto-Slavic, Old Slavic word meaning "town", "city", "castle" or "fortified settlement". Initially present in all related languages as ''Gord (archaeology), gord'', it can still be found as ''grad'', ''gradić'', ''horod'' or Gorod ...