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.

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Šajkaš Шајкаш (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Main street and the Orthodox Church
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Coordinates: 45°16′N 20°05′E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
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)

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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.

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

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