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Šuica Valley
Suica is a contactless smart card used in Japan. Suica, Šuica or Șuica can also refer to: Persons *Dubravka Šuica Places *Šujica, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec, a village in Slovenia * Šuica, Bosnia and Herzegovina *Șuica, a village in the commune Scornicești, Olt County, Romania Rivers *Šuica (river) The Šuica ( cyrl, Шуица) which is known as the Šujica (Шујица), is a sinking river flowing through Duvanjsko Polje and the wider region of Tropolje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river also runs through its subterranean section, wh ..., Bosnia and Herzegovina *Șuica, a tributary of the Negrișoara in Olt County, Romania {{Disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suica
Suica () is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card and electronic money system used as a fare card on train lines and other public transport systems in Japan, launched on November 18, 2001, by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The card can be used across the nation as part of Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service. The card is also widely used as electronic money for purchases at stores and kiosks, especially at convenience stores and within train stations. In 2018, JR East reported that Suica was used for 6.6 million daily transactions. As of October 2023, 95.64 million Suica (including Mobile Suica) have been issued, and 1.63 million stores accept payment via Suica's digital currency. Since Suica is completely interoperable with Pasmo, it is supported on virtually any train, tramway, or bus system in Tokyo and the Greater Tokyo Area (excluding various limited and ''shinkansen'' trains, as well as some local buses). Etymology Suica is an abbreviation of "Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubravka Šuica
Dubravka Šuica (; ; born 20 May 1957) is a Croatian politician of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) who was Vice-President of the European Commission and the Commissioner for Democracy and Demography from 2019 to 2024. She previously served as a member of the European Parliament from 2013 to 2019. Since December 2024 she serves as the European Commissioner for Mediterranean in the Von der Leyen Commission II. She served two consecutive terms as mayor of Dubrovnik between 2001 and 2009. She was the first female mayor of Dubrovnik and one of the first female mayors of major Croatian cities in modern Croatia. She served as a member of the Croatian Parliament in three terms from 2001 to 2011. Since 2004, she has been elected five times in a row as vice-president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. In October 2012, she was elected vice-president of the EPP Women's association and in June 2019 vice-president of the EPP's EU par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šujica, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Šujica (; )''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 peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šuica (river)
The Šuica ( cyrl, Шуица) which is known as the Šujica (Шујица), is a sinking river flowing through Duvanjsko Polje and the wider region of Tropolje in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river also runs through its subterranean section, which begins at the point where river goes underground within the main estavelle (ponor) at Kovači. This section of the Šuica is traversable for trained speleologists with proper equipment. Its sources are Mali Stržanj and Veliki Stržanj, both close to village of Stržanj. It flows through and drains most of its waters from Kupreško Polje, the Šuica Valley and Duvanjsko Polje. The river disappears underground in large Kovači estavelle In karst geology, estavelle or inversac is a ground orifice which, depending on weather conditions and season, can serve either as a sink or as a source of fresh water. It is a type of ponor or sinkhole A sinkhole is a depression or hole in ..., eponymous of nearby village Kovači, in so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
