Radoboj is a
village
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and
municipality
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in
Krapina-Zagorje County
Krapina-Zagorje County (, hr, Krapinsko-zagorska županija) is a Counties of Croatia, county in northern Croatia, bordering Slovenia. It encompasses most of the historic region called Hrvatsko Zagorje.
The area contains the excavation site of a ...
in
Croatia
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. In the 2011 census, the total population was 3,387, in the following settlements:
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Bregi Radobojski, population 445
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Gorjani Sutinski, population 145
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Gornja Šemnica, population 627
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Jazvine, population 382
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Kraljevec Radobojski, population 49
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Kraljevec Šemnički, population 117
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Orehovec Radobojski, population 282
* Radoboj, population 1,282
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Strahinje Radobojsko, population 58
In the 2011 census, 99.0% of the population were
Croats
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Fossil site
Radoboj is particularly famous as a major fossil site. 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.
Sport
Football club NK Radoboj in the 4th League.
Notable people
* Sida Košutić, novelist
Sida Košutić
Croatian encyclopedia. Access date 7 July 2019.
** Literary manifestation ''Sida Košutić Days'' in her honor.
References
External links
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Populated places in Krapina-Zagorje County
Municipalities of Croatia
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