Kaliště (Pelhřimov District)
# Kaliště (Pelhřimov District)

Kaliště (German: Kalischt) is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts

Villages of Háj, Holušice, Podivice and Staré Hutě are administrative parts of Kaliště.

## Geography

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 ponds in the municipal territory.

## History

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.

## Sights

The main landmark of Kaliště is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is a rural Baroque church from the early 19th century.

## Notable people

* Gustav Mahler (1860–1911), composer
