| Official Name: | Šalka Vas |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kočevje |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.66 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 674 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.6525°N 14.879°W |
| Elevation M: | 479.2 |
| Postal Code: | 1330 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Šalka Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʃaːu̯ka ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Šalka vas, German: Schalkendorf[2] [3]) 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.[4]
Šalka Vas was attested in historical records as Schalkhendorf in 1574.[5] The name is believed to be derived from the Slavic personal name *Šalъ, referring to an early inhabitant of the place.[6]
The Šalka Vas volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.[7]
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.[8]