Kališe (pronounced [kaˈliːʃɛ]; in older sources also Kališče,[2] German: Kalische[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Kališe | |
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  Kališe Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′57.81″N 14°10′52.96″E / 46.2327250°N 14.1813778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Železniki |
| Elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 54 |
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Name
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editThe Slovene Home Guard had a base with three bunkers at the church above Kališe during the Second World War. On 10 March 1945 it was attacked and taken by the Slovene Partisans.[4]
Church
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The local church on the hill above the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross.
References
edit- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 60.
- ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 182.
- ↑ "Gorenjski Glas 30 April 2008 p. 2". Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
External links
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Media related to Kališe at Wikimedia Commons- Kališe on Geopedia
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