| Kaliště | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pelhřimov |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.5928°N 15.3042°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1318 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.42 |
| Elevation M: | 601 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 381 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 394 51, 396 01 |
Kaliště (German: Kalischt) is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The village is notable for being the birthplace of the composer Gustav Mahler.
The villages of Háj, Holušice, Podivice and Staré Hutě are administrative parts of Kaliště.
Kaliště is located about north of Pelhřimov and 29km (18miles) northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is the hill Podivický vrch at 638m (2,093feet) above sea level. There are several small fishponds in the municipal territory.
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.[2]
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Kaliště is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It is a rural Baroque church from the early 19th century.[3]