Šajkaš (Serbian Cyrillic: Шајкаш; Hungarian: Sajkásszentiván) 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.
Šajkaš
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Village (Selo) | |
![]() Main street and the Orthodox Church | |
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Coordinates: 45°16′N 20°05′E | |
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Province | ![]() |
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) |
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.
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1961 | 2,825 | — |
1971 | 2,987 | +0.56% |
1981 | 3,541 | +1.72% |
1991 | 3,828 | +0.78% |
2002 | 4,848 | +2.17% |
2011 | 4,374 | −1.14% |
As of 2011 census, the village of Šajkaš has a population of 4,374 inhabitants.
Cities, towns and villages in the South Bačka District | |
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Seat of the district: Novi Sad | |
Novi Sad1 | |
Petrovaradin1 |
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Bač |
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Bačka Palanka | |
Bački Petrovac | |
Bečej |
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Beočin | |
Srbobran |
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Sremski Karlovci | |
Temerin |
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Titel | |
Vrbas |
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Žabalj |
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(*) bold are municipalities or cities, 1 - Novi Sad`s urban municipalities, which aren't fully formed |
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