Šalka Vas (; , Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.) is a settlement immediately northeast of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Kočevje municipal site
Name Šalka Vas was attested in historical records as Schalkhendorf in 1574. The name is believed to be derived from the Slavic personal name *Šalъ, referring to an early inhabitant of the place.
History The Šalka Vas volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.Gasilska zveza Kočevja: Zgodovina
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint Roch and belongs to the Parish of Kočevje. It is a Late Gothic building that was extended in the 19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1889
References
External links Šalka Vas on Geopedia Pre–World War II map of Šalka Vas with oeconyms and family names