Kališe, Železniki

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Kališe
Kališe is located in Slovenia
Kališe
Kališe
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′57.81″N 14°10′52.96″E / 46.2327250°N 14.1813778°E / 46.2327250; 14.1813778Coordinates: 46°13′57.81″N 14°10′52.96″E / 46.2327250°N 14.1813778°E / 46.2327250; 14.1813778
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽelezniki
Elevation
743 m (2,438 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total54
[1]

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.

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.[3]

Church[]

The local church on the hill above the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross.

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 60.
  3. ^ Gorenjski Glas 30 April 2008 p. 2

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