Kališe (; in older sources also ''Kališče'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. german: Unterkalische, Oberkalische) is a small

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in the

Municipality of Kamnik The Municipality of Kamnik (; sl, Občina Kamnik) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kamnik. Today it is part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. It is the 15th-largest municipality by area ...

in the

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region of

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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 Kalše () is a dispersed settlement in the Pohorje Hills north of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in the ...

''.

Church

The local church, built on a small hill above the village, is dedicated to Saint Acacius of AraratCerkev sv. Ahacija v vasi Kališe. Information sign posted at the church. and is home to an important

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of the lesser horseshoe bat. The church is a

chapel of ease A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently. Often a chapel of ea ...

belonging to the Parish of Gozd. The church is

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, dating to the second half of the 15th century, but parts of it were rebuilt on a number of occasions. The current building dates from 1753, and it features paintings dating from 1772 by

Janez Potočnik Janez Potočnik (pronounced ; born 22 March 1958) is a Slovenian politician who served as European Commissioner for Environment from 2009 until 2014. He was formerly Slovenia's Minister for European Affairs. In November 2014, he became co-chair ...

References

External links

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Kališe on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kamnik {{Kamnik-geo-stub