Kale (place name)

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Kale ([ ka'le ]) is a common place name and part of a place name in Turkey and Southeast Europe . It can also be found for corresponding castle mountains, and in isolated cases for other geographical objects.

Word knowledge

Turkish kale stands for castle or fortress (and also for the rook in chess ). The word originally comes from Arabic ( Arabic قلعة qal'a , DMG qalʿa ).

Compositions

Well-known examples of composition are Boğazkale ( ravine castle ), Pamukkale ( cotton fortress ) or Toprakkale ( earth fortress ).

places

Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, on the territory of which the Turkish-speaking Ottoman Empire ruled for 500 years, there are numerous forts bearing the name of Kale. The name Kaleto is also often found; -to is the appended specific article in Bulgarian, i.e. 'the fortress'.

  • Blagoevgrad Oblast :
    • Gjaur Kalesi - a fortress near Petritsch ,
    • Kaljata - a fortress near the town of Razlog ,
    • Sitan Kale - a fortress near the town of Bansko ,
    • Tschengene Kale - the old name of the Morawski Wrach mountain in the Maleschewska mountains ,
  • Burgas Oblast :
    • Kaleto (in Brodilowo) - a mountain in the beach Saddle -Gebirge and a fortress near the village Brodilowo (municipality Tsarevo )
    • the rock Kaleto - a mountain (576 m above sea level) in the Balkan Mountains - near the village of Skala (municipality of Sungurlare ),
    • Kaleto - a mountain (898 m above sea level) in the Balkan Mountains - above the village of Wesenkowo (municipality of Sungurlare),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near Daskotna village ( Ruen municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Sabernowo ( Malko Tarnowo municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near Sidarowo village ( Sozopol municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a cave near the village of Mladeschko (Malko Tarnowo municipality),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Krushevets ( Sozopol municipality ),
    • Kaleto - an area near the village of Fakija ( Sredez municipality ),
    • Almalijsko Kale - a fortress near the village of Gorno Jabloko (Sredez municipality),
    • Waltschanowo Kale - a mountain (140 m) and a fortress near the natural phenomenon of the lion's head (near Primorsko ),
    • Goljamoto Kale - a fortress near the village of Mladeschko ( Malko Tarnovo municipality ),
    • Kawarnensko Kale - a fortress near the village of Blisnak (Malko Tarnowo municipality),
    • Kirowo Kale - a fortress near the village of Goljamo Bukowo ( Sredez municipality ),
    • Lobodowo Kale - a fortress in the Meden Rid range of hills , in the Strandscha Mountains, near the village of Weselie ( Primorsko municipality ),
    • Malkoto Kale - a mountain (314 m) and a fortress in the Meden Rid range of hills , in the Strandscha Mountains,
    • Machmukowo Kale - a fortress near the village of Swesdez ( Malko Tarnowo municipality ),
    • Karasu Kalesi - a fortress near Sadowo village ( Sungurlare municipality ),
    • Medwensko Kale - a fortress near Sadowo village (Sungurlare municipality),
    • Marsewsko Kale - a fortress near the village Kondolowo (municipality Tsarevo )
    • Obrasloto Kale - a fortress near the village of Podwis (Sungurlare municipality),
    • Seitunowo Kal e - a fortress at Cape Maslen nos ( Primorsko municipality ),
    • Schawowo Kale - a fortress near the village of Gornao Jablokowo ( Sredez municipality ),
  • Haskovo Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a mountain (757 m) and a fortress near the village of Sarnitsa ( Mineralni Bani municipality ) - in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near Belitsa village ( Ljubimez municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the town of Dimitrovgrad ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village Dinewo (municipality Haskovo )
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Isworovo (Haskovo municipality),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Ljubenowo (Haskovo municipality),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Mladinowo ( Dimitrovgrad municipality ),
    • Kaleto (or Ljutiza) - a fortress near the village Plewun (municipality Ivaylovgrad )
    • Kaleto - a reservoir near the village of Svetilitsa ( Dimitrovgrad municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Cherna Mogila ( Charmanli municipality ),
    • Bijuk Kaleto (or Berg Wischegrad) - until 1942 the name of today's mountain Wischegrad (856 m) ( Višegrad is a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina),
    • Bjalo Kale - a fortress near the town of Ivaylovgrad - in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains ,
    • Gornoto Kale - a fortress near the village Brjagowo (municipality Haskovo )
    • Dolnoto Kale - a fortress near the town of Charmanli ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Kirtschewo ( Ugartschin municipality ),
    • Grazkoto Kale - a fortress near the village Mesik (municipality Svilengrad )
    • Kurt Kale - a mountain and a fortress near the village of Malko Gradishte ( Ljubimez municipality ),
  • Dobrich Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village Odarzi (municipality Dobritschka )
  • Gabrovo Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Gostilitsa ( Drjanowo municipality ),
    • Batoschesko Kale - a fortress near the city of Sevlievo ,
  • Yambol Oblast :
    • Kaleto (or "Gradischte Wulkana") - a mountain (600 m) in the Sakar Mountains , above the village of Golyam Manastir (municipality of Tundscha ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Granitowo ( Elchowo municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near Losenez village ( Stralscha municipality ),
    • Kjoskoto Kale - a fortress near the village of Rasdel ( Elchowo municipality ),
    • Paschalkjosko Kale - a fortress near the city of Boljarowo ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Kirtschewo ( Ugartschin municipality ),
  • Kardzhali Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a mountain and a fortress near the city of Ardino ,
  • Kyustendil Oblast :
    • Kaleto - an area near the village of Palatowo ( Dupnitsa municipality ),
  • Lovech Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near Dragana village ( Ugartschin municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Kirtschewo (Ugartschin municipality),
  • Montana Oblast :
    • Kaleto (or Gradischteto) - a fortress near the city of Montana ,
    • Kaleto - an area and a fortress near the Cheljustnitsa village ( Chiprovtsi municipality ),
    • Berkowsko Kale - a mountain in the city center of Berkovitsa ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the city of Warsaw ,
    • Elowischko Kale - a fortress near the village of Elowiza ( Georgi Damjanow municipality ),
  • Pazardzhik Oblast :
    • Kaleto - an area near the village of Velichkovo (Parish of Pazardzhik ),
    • Kiewo Kale - a fortress near the city of Peschtera ,
    • Krasen Kale - a fortress near the village of Bata and Banja (municipality Panagyurishte )
    • Owtschepolsko Kale - a fortress near the village Owtschpolzi (municipality of Pazardzhik )
    • Straltschansko Kaleto - a fortress near the town of Strelscha ,
  • Pernik Oblast :
    • Semensko Kale - a fortress near the city of Semen ,
  • Pleven Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a mountain and a fortress near the town of Nikopol ,
  • Plovdiv Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the city of Krichim ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Markowo ( Rodopi municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Mratschnik ( Karlovo municipality ),
    • Kaleto - an area and a cave near the village of Ustinak ( Rodopi municipality ),
    • Anewsko Kale - a fortress near the village of Anewo ( Sopot municipality ) - on the southern slope of the Balkan Mountains,
  • Razgrad Oblast :
    • Chisarlaschkoto Kale - an area near the city of Razgrad ,
  • Russian Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near Baniska village ( Dwe Mogili municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Krivnya ( Wetowo municipality ),
    • Sejmin Kale - a fortress near the village Kopriwez (municipality of Byala )
  • Silistra Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Nowa Cherna ( Tutrakan municipality ),
    • Kartal Kale - a fortress near the village of Rujno ( Dulowo municipality ),
  • Sliven Oblast :
    • Kaleto - an area near the village Karandila (near Sliven )
    • Kaleto - a fortress in the city Schiwatschewo (municipality tvarditsa )
    • Kipilowsko Kale - a fortress near the village of Kipilowo ( Kotel municipality ),
  • Smolyan Oblast :
  • Sofia Oblast :
  • Stara Zagora Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Kran ( Kazanlak municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the town of Maglisch ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near Osetenowo village ( Pawel Banja municipality ),
  • Targovishte Oblast :
    • Kaleto - an area near Braknitsa village ( Popowo municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a mountain and a fortress near the village of Dolna Kabda (Popowo municipality),
    • Bujuk Kale - a fortress near the village of Dolez (Popowo municipality),
    • Bujuk Kale - a fortress near the village of Kreptscha ( Opaka municipality ),
    • Dschin Kale (or Kreptscha Kale) - a fortress near the village of Kreptscha ( Opaka municipality ),
    • Kowatschewsko Kale - a fortress near the village of Kowachevets ( Popovo municipality ),
    • Krumowo Kale - a fortress near the city of Targovishte ,
  • Shumen Oblast :
    • Kaleto - an area near the village of Slatar ( Veliki Preslav municipality ),
  • Varna Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress in the Golden Sands Nature Park ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Osenowo ( Aksakowo municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a mountain plateau near the town of Prowadija (here was the ancient town of Ovetsch ),
    • Mjuchljus Kale - a fortress near the city of Aksakowo ,
    • Petritsch Kale - a fortress near the village of Awren,
  • Veliko Tarnovo Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Kruscheto ( Gorna Orjachowiza municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the city of Elena (near the ancient city of Nicopolis ad Istrum ),
    • Kaleto - an area near the village of Krasno Gradishte ( Suchindol municipality ),
    • Kaleto - an area near the village of Krasno Nazovtsi ( Veliko Tarnovo municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a park in the town of Svishtov ,
  • Vidin Oblast :
    • Kaleto - the central district in the city of Vidin ,
    • Kaleto - a mountain near the village of Gjuritsch ( Ruschinzi municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a mountain near the village of Rajanovtsi ( Belogradzhik municipality ),
    • Kaleto - the name for the Belogradzhik fortress ,
    • Kaleto - the name of an area near the village of Arjar, where the Roman city of Ratiaria was located
    • Pezino Kale - a fortress near the village of Topolowets ( Kula municipality ),
  • Wraza Oblast :
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the village of Lesura ( Krivodol municipality ),
    • Kaleto - a fortress near the city of Mesdra ,
    • Kaleto - a fortress in the Balkan Mountains near the city of Wraza ( Wratschanski Balkan ),
    • Kaleto hydropower plant - a hydropower plant near Wraza ,

North Macedonia

  • Viničko Kale - a fortress above the town of Vinica (North Macedonia) ,
  • Kitino Kale - a fortress in the town of Kičevo ,
  • Skopsko Kale - a fortress in the city of Skopje ,
  • Strumishko Kale - a fortress near the town of Strumica ,

Serbia

Slovenia

  • Kale - a village in the Žalec municipality

Turkey

  • former name of the Turkish city Demre
  • locally used short form of the Turkish place Kaleköy

Uzbekistan

  • Ayaz Kale , a group of mud fortresses in Khorezm
  • Toprak-kala (Toprak Kale), modern name of an ancient Khorezmian city