| Official Name: | Gorenje Otave |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cerknica |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.38 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 44 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.8475°N 14.4175°W |
| Elevation M: | 829 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Gorenje Otave (in Slovenian pronounced as /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]
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]
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]