Rosengård
Rosengård (literally "Rose court") was a city district (Swedish: stadsdel) in the center of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, it was merged with Husie, forming Öster.[1] In 2012, Rosengård had a population of 23,563 of the municipality's 307,758.[2] Its area was 332 hectares.[3]
Rosengård is often incorrectly referred to as a suburb, although the area is located centrally in Malmö, neighbouring the former city district Centrum. Long a destination for immigrants, 86% of the population had some foreign ancestry in 2008.[4]
History
Most of Rosengård was built between 1967 and 1972 as a part of the Million Programme. Some parts such as the mansion in Herrgården and Östra kyrkogården are older. Rosengård is to high degree populated by minorities. In 1972, the percentage of immigrants was around 18%, with the majority of inhabitants being working class Swedes from the countryside. Since 1974, there has been a huge "white flight" out of the suburb as more immigrats were assigned there, by 2012, the figure for those of "immigrant background" was given as 86%.[5]
Violence
Rosengård has also been the place for several violent clashes between gangs[6] and between local youngsters and authorities.[7] Fire crews have also been threatened and attacked as well the police.
In December 2008, riots occurred as youngsters confronted the police in which cars, wagons, kiosks, building sheds, recycling stations and bicycle sheds were set ablaze. The background to the riots was caused by an eviction of a local mosque. The riot was the most violent yet seen in a suburb in Sweden. The riot finally ended when police forces from Gothenburg and Stockholm was sent in.[8]
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods of Rosengård were:
- Apelgården
- Emilstorp
- Herrgården
- Kryddgården
- Persborg
- Rosengård Centrum
- Törnrosen
- Västra Kattarp
- Örtagården
- Östra kyrkogården
Malmö Mosque is located nearby. It is situated a few hundred metres from the church in Västra Skrävlinge.
Rosengård Centrum is a shopping mall with several stores, including one of Sweden's largest grocery stores (City Gross). Zlatan Court, a football field sponsored by the football player Zlatan Ibrahimović, is situated in the area too.
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The mansion house.
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Tower block buildings in Rosengård.
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Malmö Mosque.
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Västra Skrävlinge Church.
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Central Rosengård, near Rosengård Centrum.
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Zlatan Court.
Demographics
Historical population | |
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Year | Pop. |
1961 | 5,250 |
1971 | 23,112 |
1981 | 18,006 |
2001 | 21,027 |
2004 | 21,526 |
2007 | 21,955 |
2011 | 23,653 |
2012 | 23,563 |
In 2007, 60% were born outside of Sweden.[9] In 2008, 86% of the population was of foreign background.[4]
The ten largest groups of foreign-born persons in 2010 were:[10]
- Iraq (2,957)
- Former Yugoslavia (2,172)
- Lebanon (1,370)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1,211)
- Somalia (550)
- Denmark (541)
- Poland (475)
- Afghanistan (406)
- Turkey (357)
- Pakistan (230)
Social issues
Unemployment and education are two major issues in the area. Only 38% of the population in Rosengård are employed and 60% complete elementary school, compared to a city-wide average (inclusive Rosengård) of 80%.[4]
Notable people
- Zlatan Ibrahimović
- Yksel Osmanovski
- Labinot Harbuzi
- Goran Slavkovski
- Rebstar
- Dollar Bill, hip hop group
References
- ↑ "Nystart för ett bättre Malmö". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 27 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "Befolkningsbokslut Malmö 2012". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "Blad1 (Areal)". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Herrgården - värst utsatta området i Rosengård". Dagens Nyheter. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "Another side of Malmö's infamous Rosengård". The Local (Malmo).
- ↑ http://www.expressen.se/kvp/malmopolisen-fruktar-gangkrig-i-rosengard/
- ↑ "Nye opptøyer i Malmö". Dagbladet. 23 November 2009.
- ↑ http://www.smp.se/nyheter/sverige/article1046376.ece
- ↑ http://www.malmo.se/download/18.10d69f8c11884193e5d80003762/20.ROSENG%C3%85RD.pdf
- ↑ "Malmöbor födda i utlandet. 1 januari 2010". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 1 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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