| Official Name: | Tunjice |
| 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: | Kamnik |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 246 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.2344°N 14.5737°W |
| Elevation M: | 370 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Tunjice (pronounced as /sl/; German: Theinitz[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the Tunjice Hills (Slovenian: Tunjiško gričevje) west of the town of Kamnik in Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
In the forest close to the church a "natural healing grove" with several "energy springs," known as the Tunjice Natural Health Resort, has been established.[3]
Tunjice was attested in historical sources as Tevnicz in 1306, Toͤvnicz in 1302, Tewnicz in 1397, Tewcz in 1405, and Teynitz in 1499.[4] [5] The name is probably derived from the adjective *tun'e 'free, given', referring to land that was transferred as a gift.[5]
The parish church, dedicated to Saint Anne, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing High-Baroque domed building. It was commissioned by Peter Pavel Glavar and built from 1761 to 1766 based on plans by the architect Lovrenc Prager.[6]
Notable people that were born or lived in Tunjice include: