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) and the post code HR-51244.
The modern-day settlement includes the former villages Grižane and Belgrad, and numerous nearby hamlets.
The Grižane Castle overlooks the village.
History Between 1871 and 1875, Selce obćina, Grižane obćina, Belgrad obćina, Drvenik obćina, Sveta Jelena obćina and Sveti Jakov obćina were all merged as Grižane-Crkvenica obćina.
Demographics In 1895, the obćina of Grižane-Belgrad (court at Grižane), with an area of , 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.
Governance Local It is the seat of its own .
Notable people Giulio Clovio
References
Further reading Online publication 2016-01-09.