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Kal
Kal
	Lodge in Kal
	Kal Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°10′19.1″N 15°6′44.69″E / 46.171972°N 15.1124139°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Hrastnik
Area
• Total	3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation	880.6 m (2,889.1 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	41

Kal (pronounced [ˈkaːu̯]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Dol pri Hrastniku. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.^[2] Kal includes the hamlets of Spodnji Kal (or Mali Kal) and Veliki Kal.^[3]

Geography

Kal Hill (Slovene: Kalski hrib; 985 meters or 3,232 feet) stands on the northern edge of the settlement,^[3] and Pleše Hill (956 meters or 3,136 feet) and Long Peak (Slovene: Dolgi vrh; 918 meters or 3,012 feet) stand south of the village core. There is road access to the village via a steep road from Dol pri Hrastniku and a newer road from Čeče. The higher levels of the settlement stand on limestone, and at lower elevations shale, sandstone, and conglomerate rock are found. The soil is loamy and sensitive to droughts.^[3]

History

The Kal area was settled relatively late. It was still uninhabited in the 13th century, but farms were attested in the area in the 16th century. A school was established in the settlement in 1908. Classes were initially held in a private home; after that building burned down, a school building was built in 1927. A mountain lodge was built on Kal Hill in 1948.^[3]

Mass grave

Kal is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Paradise Valley Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Rajska dolina) is located under a log cabin at the beginning of the Paradise Valley (Rajska dolina) ski lift. It contains the remains of 40 Slovenian families from Lower Carniola that were transported to the valley and murdered.^[4]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Hrastnik municipal site
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 112.
^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Rajska dolina". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 23, 2023.