Official Name: | Kal nad Kanalom |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Littoral |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Gorizia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kanal ob Soči |
Area Total Km2: | 20.38 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 318 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.0854°N 13.7426°W |
Elevation M: | 698.6 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Kal nad Kanalom (in Slovenian pronounced as /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]
The name of the settlement was changed from Kal to Kal nad Kanalom in 1952.[3]
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]