Gorenje Otave

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
Gorenje Otave is located in Slovenia
Gorenje Otave
Gorenje Otave
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′51.13″N 14°25′3.01″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityCerknica
Area
 • Total1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Elevation
829 m (2,720 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total44
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
[1]

Name

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]

Church
Saint Andrew's Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Parish of Sveti Vid.[8] Stylistically it reflects 13th-century architecture; according to the parish chronicle, it was built in the 16th century.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.
  3. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 96.
  4. Cerknica municipal site
  5. "Gorenje Otave". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 297.
  7. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 44.
  8. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website


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