Šujica, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec

Šujica (pronounced [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
Šujica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′41.01″N 14°24′45.19″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityDobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area
 • Total2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation
312.5 m (1,025.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total387
[1]

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)'.[5][6] In the past it was known as Schuitze in German.[2][3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Šujica include:

  • Pietà shrine in the village center of Šujica

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 21.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 106.
  4. Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
  5. Bezlaj, France. 2005. Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, p. 128.
  6. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 420.
  7. Stanković, Slobodan. 1981. The End of the Tito Era: Yugoslavia's Dilemmas. Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution Press, p. 127.
  8. Petelin, Stanko. 1988. Dolničar, Vladimir – Rudi. In Marjan Javornik (ed.), Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol 2, p. 303. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.


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