Radoboj

Radoboj
Municipality
Rectory in Radoboj
Radoboj Show map of Krapina-Zagorje County Radoboj Show map of Croatia
Coordinates: 46°09′59.04″N15°55′24.96″E / 46.1664000°N 15.9236000°E / 46.1664000; 15.9236000
Country	Croatia
County	Krapina-Zagorje County
Government
• Municipal Mayor	Anđelko Topolovec (Independent)
Area [1]
• 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.hr

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]

Radoboj: Population trends 1857–2021

v

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

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

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
HDZ	3 / 13
SDP	2 / 13
Source: [4]

Sport

• Football club NK Radoboj. ^[5]

Notable people

• Sida Košutić, novelist ^[6]
  • Literary manifestation Sida Košutić Days in her honor.

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. "Geological heritage of Europe" (PDF). Journal of the European Federation of Geologists. European Federation of Geologists. November 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
4. "II. KRAPINSKO-ZAGORSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF). State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
5. "NK Radoboj" . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
6. 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.

External links

• Official website