Kal nad Kanalom

Place in Littoral, Slovenia

Kal nad Kanalom (pronounced [ˈkaːu̯ nat kaˈnaːlɔm]; Italian: Cal di Canale) is a village in the hills east of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the southwest part of the Banjšice Plateau.^[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Kal to Kal nad Kanalom in 1952.^[3]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church belonging to this parish is built on a hill above the hamlet of Koprivišče and is dedicated to Saint Thomas.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Kanal ob Soči municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Kal nad Kanalom on Geopedia
• Kal nad Kanalom on the Kanal Tourist Information site