Kališe, Železniki
Kališe (pronounced [kaˈliːʃɛ]; in older sources also Kališče, German: Kalische) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Holy Cross Church
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.
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.
Church
The local church on the hill above the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ 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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