Kališe (pronounced [kaˈliːʃɛ]; in older sources also Kališče,[2] German: Kalische[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The name Kališe is derived from the Slovene common noun kal '(small) pond' and refers to a place with such a feature.

Other Slovene toponyms with the same root include Kal, Kalce, Kališče, Kališnik, and Kalše.

[3] The Slovene Home Guard had a base with three bunkers at the church above Kališe during the Second World War.

[4] The local church on the hill above the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross.