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 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 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.

[2][3] Notable people that were born or lived in Šujica include: