Šajkaš () is a
village located in the
Titel municipality,
South Bačka District
The South Bačka District ( sr, Јужнобачки округ, Južnobački okrug, ; hu, Dél-bácskai körzet; ) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern ...
,
Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 4,374 inhabitants.
Name
In
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
the village is known as ''Šajkaš'' (Шајкаш), in
Croatian as ''Šajkaš'', in
Hungarian as ''Sajkásszentiván'', and in
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
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
Places in Bačka
South Bačka District
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