Novigrad is a village and municipality in

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in the

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. According to the 2011 census, there were 2,375 inhabitants, absolute majority of whom were

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History

In 1386, the Hungarian and Croatian sovereign

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and her mother,

Elizabeth of Bosnia Elizabeth of Bosnia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Elizabeta Kotromanić, Јелисавета Котроманић ; ; ; – January 1387) was queen consort of Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary and Croatia in personal union with Hungary, Croat ...

, were imprisoned in Novigrad. Elizabeth was strangled in Novigrad in 1387 but Mary was liberated. It was part of

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in 1409. Venetian rule in Novigrad briefly interrupted by Ottoman occupation between 1646 and 1647 during Cretan War.

Climate

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 22 July 2017. The coldest temperature was , on 9 January 1987.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 2,160 residents in the following settlements: *Novigrad, population 481 * Paljuv, population 333 * Pridraga, population 1,346

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

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architecture, and partially also its system of fortification. The vicinity of the Zrmanja River allows for attractive canoe, kayak or rafting excursions. Vlatković (Kontin's) palace is an immovable cultural heritage complex located within the historic center of Novigrad, just above the Great (city) gate along the eastern rampart. The yard is a set of residential and commercial buildings with a water cistern and terraced gardens. It was extended several times in the period from the 17th to the 19th century. The last extensive reconstruction of the complex was carried out in 1813, when Canon Pave Vlatković built a cistern and decorated the residential buildings in the style of

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Gallery

File:Novigrad (Dalmacija) - glavna ulica.jpg, Main street File:Vlatkovića (Kontinov) dvor.jpg, Vlatković palace

References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Zadar County Territories of the Republic of Venice {{Zadar-geo-stub