Kalce (, german: Kauze) is a settlement southwest of

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in the

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region of

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Geography

Kalce includes the hamlets of Grčarevski Vrh (german: Gartschareuzer Anhöhe) to the southeast and Gruden to the west.

Name

Kalce was attested in historical sources in 1499 as ''Kalecz''. Today's name is an accusative plural of ''Kalec'', reanalyzed as a feminine nominative plural. It is derived from ''*kalьcь'', a diminutive of ''*kalъ'' 'mud, pond, cloudy water', referring to a local geographical feature.

Cultural heritage

Near the village is the Lanišče Roman fortress, a restored part of the

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Claustra Alpium Iuliarum (Latin for 'Barrier of the Julian Alps'; hereby, the term Julian Alps refers to the wider mountainous and hilly region from the Julian Alps to the Kvarner Gulf) was a defense system within the Roman Empire between Italia and Pannonia that pro ...

'' system of northern defence walls and fortresses. Archaeological excavations in the 1960s determined that it was in use in the late 4th century AD and was probably destroyed during the war between

Magnus Maximus Magnus Maximus (; cy, Macsen Wledig ; died 8 August 388) was Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian in 383 through negotiation with emperor Theodosius I. He was made emperor in B ...

and

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in 388.

Mass grave

Kalce is the site of a

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associated with the Second World War. The Repiše Shaft Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Brezno na Repišah) is located in a shaft with a small entrance southeast of the settlement. The remains of two unknown victims were discovered in the shaft, covered by a large amount of rock that had been thrown in.

Church

The church in Kalce is dedicated to

John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given ...

. It was first mentioned in written records in 1526. There is a fresco depicting Saint Christopher on the exterior south wall.

References

External links

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Kalce on Geopedia
Burger.si. Populated places in the Municipality of Logatec {{Logatec-geo-stub