Šajkaška
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Šajkaška (Шајкашка) is a historical region in northern Serbia. It is the southeastern part of Bačka, located in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The territory of Šajkaška is divided among four municipalities: Titel, Žabalj, Novi Sad, and Srbobran. The historical center of Šajkaška is Titel.
==Name== The name Šajkaška means "the land of Šajkaši". Šajkaši were a specific river marine infantry of the Habsburg army, which moved in narrow, long boats, known as "šajka". These military units had operated on the Danube, Tisa, Sava and Moriš rivers. In Hungarian, the region is known as Sajkásvidék and in German as Schajkaschka.
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