Šajkaš Explained

Official Name:Šajkaš
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:South Bačka District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Titel
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:38.9
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4374
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.2667°N 25°W
Elevation M:78

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

Name

In Serbo-Croatian the village is known as Šajkaš (Шајкаш), 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, which cost almost 900 lives. The German minority left the village in 1944.

Demographics

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

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