| Official Name: | Šujica |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Dobrova–Polhov Gradec |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 534 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.0614°N 14.4126°W |
| Elevation M: | 312.5 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Šujica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʃuːjitsa/; German: Schuitze)[2] [3] is a clustered village on the left bank of the Gradaščica River, 1 km north of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]
Šujica was first mentioned in written records between 1197 and 1202 as Sůz, and later in 1267 as in Scheuz and in 1354 as in der Schewez. It is also known locally and in older written sources as Švica. It shares its name with Šujica Creek, a left tributary of the Gradaščica River. The name of the settlement is based on the hydronym and is derived from the Slovene word šuj 'left' (cf. šujica 'left hand'), and therefore means 'left tributary (of the Gradaščica)'.[5] [6] In the past it was known as Schuitze in German.[2] [3]
Notable people that were born or lived in Šujica include: