Kale
Kale is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills north of Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.Photo: Sl-Ziga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 120 residents
- Description: place in Styria, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Kale, Žalec”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hell Cave and Novi Klošter Monastery.
Hell Cave
Cave
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Hell Cave is a karst cave in the settlement of Zalog pri Šempetru in Slovenia.
Novi Klošter Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Georg Matthäus Vischer, Public domain.
Novi Klošter is a former Dominican priory near Polzela, built in the mid-15th century by Frederick II, Count of Celje. The monastery had a chequered history, having been invaded by the Ottomans shortly after its foundation, attacked by peasants, used as a fortress and novitiate, and much of the building damaged by fire. Novi Klošter Monastery is situated 2½ km southwest of Kale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grče and Ponikva pri Žalcu.
Grče
Hamlet
Grče is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on the southwest part of the Ponikva Plateau. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Ponikva pri Žalcu
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ponikva pri Žalcu is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills northwest of Žalec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
Založe
Village
Založe is a settlement in the Municipality of Polzela in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Založe is situated 3 km southwest of Kale.
Kale
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Žalec, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.30389° or 46° 18′ 14″ northLongitude
15.12911° or 15° 7′ 45″ eastPopulation
120Elevation
471 metres (1,545 feet)Open location code
8FRQ843H+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4795546807OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3217235Wikidata ID
Q2793898
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Satellite Map
Discover Kale from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Kale” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Kale”
- Cebuano: “Kale”
- Chechen: “Кале”
- Croatian: “Kale”
- Dutch: “Kale”
- French: “Kale”
- German: “Kaal”
- German: “Kale”
- Irish: “Kale”
- Polish: “Kale”
- Romanian: “Kale, Žalec”
- Romanian: “Kale”
- Serbian: “Кале (Жалец)”
- Serbian: “Кале”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kale”
- Slovenian: “Kale”
- Tatar: “Кале”
- Ukrainian: “Кале”
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