Grižane-Belgrad
Village in Croatia
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Grižane-Belgrad is a village in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County of Croatia. It is located near Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski. It has a population of 953 (census 2011)[3] and the post code HR-51244.
Grižane-Belgrad | |
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Village | |
  Grižane-Belgrad Location within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45.202411°N 14.718471°E | |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.4 km2 (21.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 818 |
| • Density | 14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi) |
The modern-day settlement includes the former villages Grižane and Belgrad, and numerous nearby hamlets.[4]
The Grižane Castle overlooks the village.
History
Demographics
In 1895, the obćina of Grižane-Belgrad (court at Grižane), with an area of 61 square kilometres (24 mi2), belonged to the kotar of Novi (Novi court but Selce electoral district) in the Modruš-Rieka županija (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 711 houses, with a population of 4100. Its 23 villages and 14 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 2 porezne obćine, under the Bakar office.[6]: iv, v
Governance
Local
It is the seat of its own local committee.[7]
