Kalište (Pelhrimov District)
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Kaliště is a village and municipality of the Pelhřimov District
in the Vysočina Region
, Czech Republic
. It is located at the watershed of the Želivka
and Sázava rivers, about 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Humpolec
. The population is about 330.
The village in Bohemia
was mentioned for the first time as a property of the Sts Peter and Paul chapter at Vyšehrad
in a 1318 deed. Its name means "wallow" in English. After the devastation of the Vyšehrad chapter during the Hussite Wars
in 1420, the Bohemian King Sigismund of Luxembourg
seized the property and in 1436 pledged it to the Trčka noble family at Lipnice
and Světlá
. It was purchased by the Harrach
dynasty in 1698 and passed to the Austrian Trautson
noble family in 1707.
(1860 – 1911), whose ancestors were tenants of a distillery and ran an inn, where the child was born. The building has recently been restored.
Pelhrimov District
Pelhřimov District is a district within the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Pelhřimov.-Complete list of municipalities:Pelhřimov -Arneštovice -Bácovice -Bělá -Bohdalín -Bořetice -...
in the Vysočina Region
Vysocina Region
Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It is located at the watershed of the Želivka
Želivka
The Želivka is a river in the Czech Republic, the left tributary of the Sázava River. It originates at the northern slope of the Troják mountain at the elevation of 677 m and flows for 103.89 km. It enters the Sázava River near Zruč nad Sázavou....
and Sázava rivers, about 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Humpolec
Humpolec
Humpolec is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic, situated south-east of Prague and roughly halfway between the Czech capital and Brno, on the northwestern edge of the Bohemian-Moravian highlands ....
. The population is about 330.
The village in Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
was mentioned for the first time as a property of the Sts Peter and Paul chapter at Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad is a castle located in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. It was probably built in the 10th century, on a hill over the Vltava River...
in a 1318 deed. Its name means "wallow" in English. After the devastation of the Vyšehrad chapter during the Hussite Wars
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia in the period 1419 to circa 1434. The Hussite Wars were notable for the extensive use of early hand-held gunpowder weapons such as hand cannons...
in 1420, the Bohemian King Sigismund of Luxembourg
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund of Luxemburg KG was King of Hungary, of Croatia from 1387 to 1437, of Bohemia from 1419, and Holy Roman Emperor for four years from 1433 until 1437, the last Emperor of the House of Luxemburg. He was also King of Italy from 1431, and of Germany from 1411...
seized the property and in 1436 pledged it to the Trčka noble family at Lipnice
Lipnice nad Sázavou
Lipnice nad Sázavou is a village in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.It is where, at the Czech Crown Inn, Czech author Jaroslav Hašek wrote a substantial part of The Good Soldier Švejk before he died in 1923...
and Světlá
Svetlá nad Sázavou
Světlá nad Sázavou is a town in the Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. The Sázava River flows through the town.- Parts of town :* Světlá nad Sázavou* Benetice* Dolní Březinka* Dolní Dlužiny* Horní Březinka* Horní Dlužiny* Josefodol* Kochánov...
. It was purchased by the Harrach
Harrach
The Harrach family is a Bohemian and Austro-German noble family. The Grafs von Harrach were among the most prominent families in the Habsburg Empire.-History:...
dynasty in 1698 and passed to the Austrian Trautson
Palais Trautson
Palais Trautson is a Baroque palace in Vienna, Austria. It was owned by the noble Trautson family. It was built in 1712....
noble family in 1707.
Notable people
The village is best known for being the birthplace of the composer Gustav MahlerGustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler was a late-Romantic Austrian composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation. He was born in the village of Kalischt, Bohemia, in what was then Austria-Hungary, now Kaliště in the Czech Republic...
(1860 – 1911), whose ancestors were tenants of a distillery and ran an inn, where the child was born. The building has recently been restored.