Gorenje Otave
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SloveniaGorenje Otave | |
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  Gorenje Otave Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′51.13″N 14°25′3.01″E / 45.8475361°N 14.4175028°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Cerknica |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 829 m (2,720 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 44 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
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Gorenje Otave (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ ɔˈtaːʋɛ]; German: Oberotawe[2][3]) is a village in the hills northeast of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[4]
Gorenje Otave was attested as Sand Andre in 1499, in reference to Saint Andrew's Church in the village.[5] The name Gorenje Otave literally means 'upper Otave', contrasting with the name of neighboring Dolenje Otave (literally, 'lower Otave'). The name is probably derived from the Slovene common noun otava 'second crop (of hay)', referring to a meadow or area where hay could be harvested twice during the summer.[6]
History
An agricultural co-op building was built in Gorenje Otave in 1926, used by the villages to store farm equipment. During the Second World War, Italian forces shot 22 hostages in the village on 24 July 1942.[7]
