Otavice (pronounced [ɔˈtaːʋitsɛ]; German: Otawitz[2]) is a village southeast of the town of Ribnica in southern Slovenia.

The Sela meadows lie west of the settlement, the Rupče hay fields to the east, and the sparse Stevniki oak woods to the north.

[2] The remnants of a Roman road pass near the village, attesting to early settlement in the area.

Oral tradition relates that there are Ottoman graves in Tur Field (Slovene: Turjevo polje) at the foot of Little Mountain.

Traditional handicrafts in the village included making rakes with wood from Kočevje Rog.