Šajkaš

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Šajkaš
Шајкаш (Serbian)
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Coordinates: 45°16′N20°05′E / 45.267°N 20.083°E / 45.267; 20.083
CountryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Province Flags of Vojvodina.svg  Vojvodina
District South Bačka District
Municipality Titel
Area
  Total38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total4,374
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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Map of the Titel municipality and Šajkaška region, showing the location of Šajkaš

Šajkaš (Serbian Cyrillic : Шајкаш; 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.

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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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19612,825    
19712,987+0.56%
19813,541+1.72%
19913,828+0.78%
20024,848+2.17%
20114,374−1.14%

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

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