Dolenje Otave (; german: Unterotawe
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.]) is a small
village
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in the hills northeast of
Begunje in the
Municipality of Cerknica
The Municipality of Cerknica (; sl, Občina Cerknica) is a Municipalities of Slovenia, municipality in the Karst Plateau, Karst region of southwestern Slovenia, with a population of 11,350 in 2012. The seat of the municipality is the town of Cerk ...
in the
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name ''Dolenje Otave'' literally means 'lower Otave', contrasting with the name of neighboring ''
Gorenje Otave
Gorenje Otave (; german: Oberotawe''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.) is a village in the hills northeast of Begunje in the Municip ...
'' (literally, 'upper 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.
References
External links
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Dolenje Otave on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica
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