Šajkaš

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Šajkaš
Шајкаш (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Main street and the Orthodox Church
Main street and the Orthodox Church
Šajkaš is located in Vojvodina
Šajkaš
Šajkaš
Šajkaš is located in Serbia
Šajkaš
Šajkaš
Šajkaš is located in Europe
Šajkaš
Šajkaš
Coordinates: 45°16′N 20°05′E / 45.267°N 20.083°E / 45.267; 20.083
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictSouth Bačka District
MunicipalityTitel
Area
 • Total
38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,374
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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.

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.

See also

References

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