Radoboj is a
village
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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
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,
Graz
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, 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
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Sida Košutić, novelist
Sida Košutić
Croatian encyclopedia
The ''Croatian Encyclopedia'' ( hr, Hrvatska enciklopedija) is a Croatian national encyclopedia published by the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography.
Overview
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. 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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