Šajkaš

Šajkaš Шајкаш (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Main street and the Orthodox Church
Šajkaš
Coordinates: 45°16′N 20°05′E / 45.267°N 20.083°E / 45.267; 20.083Coordinates: 45°16′N 20°05′E / 45.267°N 20.083°E / 45.267; 20.083
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Bačka District
Municipality	Titel
Area
• Total	38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,374
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Map of the Titel municipality and Šajkaška region, showing the location of Šajkaš

Šajkaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Шајкаш) is a village located in the Titel municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 4,374 inhabitants.

Name[]

In Serbian the village is known as Šajkaš (Шајкаш), in Croatian as Šajkaš, in Hungarian as Sajkásszentiván, and in German as Schatzdorf or Schajkasch-Sentiwan.

History[]

The Šajkaška district was the scene of a notorious massacre during the occupation of Bačka by the Hungarian army in January 1942. This cost almost 900 lives. The German minority left the village in 1944.

Demographics[]

As of 2011 census, the village of Šajkaš has a population of 4,374 inhabitants.

See also[]

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References[]

• Slobodan Ćurčić: Broj stanovnika Vojvodine (Novi Sad, 1996).

External links[]

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