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Radoboj

Municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County, Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Radoboj
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Radoboj is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. It is particularly famous as a major fossil site.

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History

During the 19th Century a large number of fossils from the Miocene were excavated here. Especially notable are the well preserved insects fossils which were described by the Swiss palaeontologist Oswald Heer. Most of this type material is currently in Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, there is also considerable material from Radoboj in the Natural History Museum in Zagreb.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 census, the total population was 2,981, in the following settlements:[2]

  • Bregi Radobojski, population 357
  • Gorjani Sutinski, population 121
  • Gornja Šemnica, population 568
  • Jazvine, population 357
  • Kraljevec Radobojski, population 44
  • Kraljevec Šemnički, population 99
  • Orehovec Radobojski, population 258
  • Radoboj, population 1,131
  • Strahinje Radobojsko, population 46

In the 2021 census, 99.73% of the population were Croats.[2]

Radoboj: Population trends 1857–2021
population
2648
3020
3353
3750
3915
4236
4231
4599
4943
4868
4436
4084
3869
3665
3513
3387
2981
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Administration

The current mayor of Radoboj is Anđelko Topolovec and the Radoboj Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.

Groups Councilors per group
Independents
8 / 13
HDZ
3 / 13
SDP
2 / 13
Source:[4]

Sport

  • Football club NK Radoboj.[5]

Notable people

References

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