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Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaliště (German: Kalischt) is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The village is notable for being the birthplace of the composer Gustav Mahler.
Kaliště | |
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Coordinates: 49°35′34″N 15°18′15″E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Vysočina |
District | Pelhřimov |
First mentioned | 1318 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 601 m (1,972 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 381 |
• Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 394 51, 396 01 |
Website | www |
The villages of Háj, Holušice, Podivice and Staré Hutě are administrative parts of Kaliště.
Kaliště is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Pelhřimov and 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is the hill Podivický vrch at 638 m (2,093 ft) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.
The first written mention of Kaliště is from 1318, when it was a property of the Vyšehrad Chapter. During the Hussite Wars, King Sigismund seized the property and in 1436 pledged it to the Trčka of Lípa family. In 1698, it was purchased by the Count Jan Jáchym Harrach, who had built a castle here. He passed it to the Austrian Trautson noble family in 1707. The castle was demolished in 1801.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Kaliště is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is a rural Baroque church from the early 19th century.[5]
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