Kališe, Železniki
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.
Kališe | |
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  Kališe Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′57.81″N 14°10′52.96″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional Region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Železniki |
| Elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 54 |
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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
- 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.
- Gorenjski Glas 30 April 2008 p. 2
External links
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Železniki
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