Kališe | |
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Coordinates: 46°15′53.33″N 14°41′5.15″E / 46.2648139°N 14.6847639°E | |
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Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
Municipality | Kamnik |
Elevation | 924.4 m (3,032.8 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 52 |
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Kališe (pronounced [kaˈliːʃɛ]; in older sources also Kališče,[2] German: Unterkalische, Oberkalische[2]) is a small dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
[edit]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]
Church
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Kalise_Kamnik_Slovenia_-_church_2.jpg/220px-Kalise_Kamnik_Slovenia_-_church_2.jpg)
The local church, built on a small hill above the village, is dedicated to Saint Acacius of Ararat[4] and is home to an important colony of the lesser horseshoe bat.[citation needed] The church is a chapel of ease belonging to the Parish of Gozd.[4] The church is Gothic, dating to the second half of the 15th century, but parts of it were rebuilt on a number of occasions.[5] The current building dates from 1753, and it features paintings dating from 1772 by Janez Potočnik.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 182.
- ^ a b c Cerkev sv. Ahacija v vasi Kališe. Information sign posted at the church.
- ^ "Kamnik Tourist Agency site". Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
External links
[edit]Media related to Kališe at Wikimedia Commons
- Kališe on Geopedia