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

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in the hills northeast of Begunje in the

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in the

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region of

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Name

Gorenje Otave was attested as ''Sand Andre'' in 1499, in reference to Saint Andrew's Church in the village. 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.

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.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

and belongs to the

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of Sveti Vid.Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
/ref> Stylistically it reflects 13th-century architecture; according to the parish chronicle, it was built in the 16th century.

References

External links

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Gorenje Otave on Geopedia
* Populated places in the Municipality of Cerknica {{Cerknica-geo-stub