Šalka Vas

Šalka Vas (pronounced [ˈʃaːu̯ka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: 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
Šalka Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°39′9.08″N 14°52′44.36″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation
479.2 m (1,572.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total674
[1]

Name

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]

History

The Šalka Vas volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.[7]

Church
Saint Roch's 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.[8]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. Kočevje municipal site
  5. "Šalka vas". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  6. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 406.
  7. Gasilska zveza Kočevja: Zgodovina (in Slovene)
  8. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1889


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