Radoboj is a village and municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, the total population was 3,387, in the following settlements: Bregi Radobojski, population 445 Gorjani Sutinski, population 145 Gornja Šemnica, population 627 Jazvine, population 382 Kraljevec Radobojski, population 49 Kraljevec Šemnički, population 117 Orehovec Radobojski, population 282 Radoboj, population 1,282 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.

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Sport

Football club NK Radoboj in the 4th League.

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Notable people

Sida Košutić, novelist

Literary manifestation Sida Košutić Days in her honor.

References

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Populated places in Krapina-Zagorje County

Municipalities of Croatia