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Kališe
Kališe
	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

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