Dolenje Otave

Dolenje Otave
Dolenje Otave Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′13.56″N 14°24′57.43″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Cerknica
Area
• Total	2.04 km^2 (0.79 sq mi)
Elevation	793 m (2,602 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	31
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
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Dolenje Otave (pronounced [dɔˈleːnjɛ ɔˈtaːʋɛ]; German: Unterotawe^[2]) is a small village in the hills northeast of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

Name

The name Dolenje Otave literally means 'lower Otave', contrasting with the name of neighboring Gorenje Otave (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.^[4]

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. Cerknica municipal site
4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 297.

External links

• Media related to Dolenje Otave at Wikimedia Commons
• Dolenje Otave on Geopedia