Roma people in Serbia

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Roma people are one of ethnic groups in Serbia. According to the 2002 census, there were 108,193 Roma in Serbia or 1.44% of the population. Of those, 79,136 Roma are concentrated in Central Serbia and 29,057 in Vojvodina. Another 40,000 Roma are estimated to live in Kosovo together with the subgroups of Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians.

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[edit] History

The first reference to the Roma people in Serbia is found in a 1348 document, by which Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia, Emperor of Serbs and Greeks donated some Gypsy slaves to the Monastery of Prizren, in Kosovo.[1]

[edit] Roma political parties in Serbia

[edit] Notable Roma from Serbia

[edit] Further reading

  • Dr. Rajko Đurić, Istorija Roma, Beograd, 2006.

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Roma people around the world
Flag of the Roma people
Flag of the Roma people

Cultural groups
Boyash • Dom • Erlides • Garachi • Gitanos • Kalderash • Kawliya • Machvaya • Romnichal • Romungro • Ruska Roma • Sinti • Ursari • Vlax

Geographic areas
Roma in Central and Eastern Europe

Specific countries
Bulgaria • Czechia • Finland • Greece • Hungary • Macedonia • Romania • Slovakia • Spain • Serbia • Syria • Turkey • Ukraine

Settlements and communities
Sulukule • Agia Varvara • Mitrovica refugee camps • Stolipinovo • Rudolice nad Bílinou • Šuto Orizari municipality • Cem Romengo • Jatagan Mala • Vojvodina • Zanea
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Ethnic groups of Serbia
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Vojvodina
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