Šujica (; german: Schuitze)
[''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.][''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 106.] 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.
Name
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)'. In the past it was known as ''Schuitze'' in German.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Šujica include:
*Ivan Dolničar (1921–2011), a.k.a. Janošik,
Partisan
Partisan may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
Films
* ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film
* ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...
and communist politician
*Vladimir "Lado" Dolničar (1919–2011), a.k.a. Rudi,
People's Hero of Yugoslavia and Partisan
[Petelin, Stanko. 1988. Dolničar, Vladimir – Rudi. In Marjan Javornik (ed.), ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol 2, p. 303. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.]
Gallery
File:Pieta shrine - Sujica Slovenia.JPG, Pietà shrine in the village center of Šujica
References
External links
Šujica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec
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