Radoboj
Radoboj | |
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Municipality | |
 Rectory in Radoboj | |
  Radoboj  Radoboj | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′59.04″N 15°55′24.96″E / 46.1664000°N 15.9236000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Krapina-Zagorje County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Mayor | Anđelko Topolovec (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 33.1 km2 (12.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 2,981 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,131 |
| • Urban density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Website | radoboj |
Radoboj is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. It is particularly famous as a major fossil site.
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]
| population | 2648 | 3020 | 3353 | 3750 | 3915 | 4236 | 4231 | 4599 | 4943 | 4868 | 4436 | 4084 | 3869 | 3665 | 3513 | 3387 | 2981 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
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
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| HDZ | 3 / 13
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| SDP | 2 / 13
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Sport
- Football club NK Radoboj.[5]
Notable people
- Sida Košutić, novelist[6]
- Literary manifestation Sida Košutić Days in her honor.
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Geological heritage of Europe" (PDF). Journal of the European Federation of Geologists. European Federation of Geologists. November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "II. KRAPINSKO-ZAGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "NK Radoboj". Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Sida Košutić Croatian encyclopedia. Access date 7 July 2019.
Bibliography
- Špoljar, Davor (16 June 2015). "Settling of Radoboj and Surrounding Areas in Prehistory". Kaj: časopis za književnost, umjetnost, kulturu. 231 (332–333): 89–121. eISSN 1848-7920.
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