Radoboj
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| Radoboj | |
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| Coordinates: 46°09′59.04″N 15°55′24.96″E / 46.1664000°N 15.9236000°E | |
| 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 3,400, in the following settlements:[1]
- Bregi Radobojski, population 449
- Gorjani Sutinski, population 146
- Gornja Šemnica, population 634
- Jazvine, population 383
- Kraljevec Radobojski, population 49
- Kraljevec Šemnički, population 117
- Orehovec Radobojski, population 287
- Radoboj, population 1,277
- Strahinje Radobojsko, population 58
In the 2001 census, the absolute majority of the population were Croats.
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
- ↑ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (HTML). Statistical Reports (in Croatian and English) (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441). June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
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