Radoboj

Radoboj
Coordinates: 46°09′59.04″N 15°55′24.96″E / 46.1664000°N 15.9236000°E / 46.1664000; 15.9236000
Country  Croatia
County Krapina-Zagorje County

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:[1]

  • 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.[2]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Radoboj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Krapina-Zagorje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.


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