Kaliště (Jihlava District)

Kaliště ( German Kalischt ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located 24 km northeast of Hradec Jindřichův and belongs to Okres Jihlava.

Geography

Kaliště is located north of Javořická Highlands, the highest part of the Bohemian- Moravian Highlands. The town is located on the left side of the creek Hamerský in a hillside at the foot of Stříbrný vrch ( 759 m). South-east rises the Javořice ( 837 m). West of the village leads the railway from Jindřichův Hradec over after Pelhřimov / Jihlava, the nearest railway station is at Jihlávka.

Neighboring towns are Jihlávka in the north, Horni Dubenky and Janštejn in the northeast, Klatovec in the south, Býkovec the southwest, Horni Vilimec in the west and Vesce and Počátky in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of the village dates from the year 1407. 1580 was under the existing village of 13 farmsteads in the courts in Jihlava. 1870 consisted of 30 houses and Kaliště had 230 inhabitants. 1891, the first school house was built in 1906 it was extended for a dual-class lessons. 1912 370 people lived in the place. The incorporation of Býkovec took place in 1960.

Catholic is the place gepfarrt after Panské Dubenky since 1780, the Protestant parish is in Horni Dubenky.

In the winter months the area around the Javořice is a popular terrain for cross-country skiers.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Kaliště Býkovec ( Bikowetz ) and Kaliště ( Kalischt ).

Attractions

• Javořice, the highest mountain of the Czech-Moravian Highlands, with television and radio broadcasting tower
• Míchova skala, two rock towers of 13 m height, northeast of Javořice

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jaroslav Hájek (1944 ), he wrote the lyrics for one cycle of various polkas, including the Jindřichohradecká polka and polka Kališťska. With 17 texts that he wrote in Pelhřimov on 31 August 2001, he was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records.