Kališe, Železniki
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°13′57.81″N 14°10′52.96″E / 46.2327250°N 14.1813778°E / 46.2327250; 14.1813778
Slovenia (2002)
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.
Name
The name Kališe is derived from the Slovene common noun kal '(small) pond' and refers to a place with such a feature. Other Slovene toponyms with the same root include Kal, Kalce, Kališče, Kališnik, and Kalše.[3]
History
The 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
The local church on the hill above the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b 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
External links
Media related to Kališe at Wikimedia Commons- Kališe on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Železniki
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- Dražgoše War Memorial
- Železniki Museum
