| Official Name: | Kal |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Sava |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hrastnik |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.48 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 41 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.172°N 15.1124°W |
| Elevation M: | 880.6 |
| Postal Code: | 1431 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Kal (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkaːu̯/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Dol pri Hrastniku. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[2] Kal includes the hamlets of Spodnji Kal (or Mali Kal) and Veliki Kal.[3]
Kal Hill (Slovenian: Kalski hrib; 985m (3,232feet)) stands on the northern edge of the settlement,[3] and Pleše Hill (956m (3,136feet)) and Long Peak (Slovenian: Dolgi vrh; 918m (3,012feet)) stand south of the village core. There is road access to the village via a steep road from Dol pri Hrastniku and a newer road from Čeče. The higher levels of the settlement stand on limestone, and at lower elevations shale, sandstone, and conglomerate rock are found. The soil is loamy and sensitive to droughts.[3]
The Kal area was settled relatively late. It was still uninhabited in the 13th century, but farms were attested in the area in the 16th century. A school was established in the settlement in 1908. Classes were initially held in a private home; after that building burned down, a school building was built in 1927. A mountain lodge was built on Kal Hill in 1948.[3]
Kal is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Paradise Valley Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Rajska dolina) is located under a log cabin at the beginning of the Paradise Valley (Slovenian: Rajska dolina) ski lift. It contains the remains of 40 Slovenian families from Lower Carniola that were transported to the valley and murdered.[4]