Radoboj
Radoboj | |
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Municipality | |
 Rectory in Radoboj | |
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| 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 | 90.1/km2 (233/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,131 |
| • Urban density | 87.0/km2 (225/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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The current mayor of Radoboj is Anđelko Topolovec and the Radoboj Municipal Council consists of 13 seats.
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| Independents | 8 / 13
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| HDZ | 3 / 13
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| SDP | 2 / 13
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Sport
[edit | edit source]- Football club NK Radoboj.[5]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Sida Košutić, novelist[6]
- Literary manifestation Sida Košutić Days in her honor.
References
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- ^ Sida Košutić Croatian encyclopedia. Access date 7 July 2019.
Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]Subdivisions of Krapina-Zagorje County | ||
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