Rosengård
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Rosengård, literally "Rose court", is a city district in Malmö
, Sweden
. As of 1 January 2007, the population was 21,955, of which 60 percent were born outside of Sweden. In 2008 a total 86% of the population in the city district was of foreign background. Although frequently incorrectly referred to as a suburb, Rosengård constitutes an integral part of Malmö city and is, contrary to common belief, fairly centrally located, neighbouring the city's Centrum district.
It has also been the scene of regular clashes between youth and police. During 2008 fire crews were threatened and attacked by local youth. As a result, the Malmö Fire Department refused to respond to fire calls in Rosengård without police escort.
. It was regarded as kind of a futuristic neighbourhood. Malmö suffered from a significant shortage of cheap housing. When immigrants arrived in the 1960s and 1970s they frequently were offered housing at Rosengård, and at the same time (and, particularly, later) many Swedish nationals left the area
.
In late April 2010 major riots was started again. Cars, wagons, kiosks, building sheds, recycling stations and bicycle sheds were set ablaze. Firefighters who attempted to put out the fires were subjected to stone throwing and fireworks, and thus had to receive police escort. Twenty riot-equipped police patrols were eventually also set in.
Emilstorp
Herrgården
Kryddgården
Persborg
Rosengård Centrum
Törnrosen
Västra Kattarp
Örtagården
Östra Kyrkogården
Population development
Year, inhabitants
40% of the pupils in Rosengård fail grammar school.
Just outside the borough is Malmö Mosque
. It is situated a few hundred metres from the Västra Skrävlinge Church, in a small park called Örtagårdsparken. Being the largest mosque in Malmö it is usually well attended. Adjacent buildings include a pre-school, a playground and child care.
RoCent, in central Rosengård, is a shopping mall
with several stores, including one of Sweden's largest grocery stores (member of the Citygross chain).
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. As of 1 January 2007, the population was 21,955, of which 60 percent were born outside of Sweden. In 2008 a total 86% of the population in the city district was of foreign background. Although frequently incorrectly referred to as a suburb, Rosengård constitutes an integral part of Malmö city and is, contrary to common belief, fairly centrally located, neighbouring the city's Centrum district.
It has also been the scene of regular clashes between youth and police. During 2008 fire crews were threatened and attacked by local youth. As a result, the Malmö Fire Department refused to respond to fire calls in Rosengård without police escort.
History
Rosengård was built between 1960–1970 with the Million ProgrammeMillion Programme
The Million Programme is the common name for an ambitious housing programme implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974 by the governing Swedish Social Democratic Party to make sure everyone could have a home at a reasonable price. The aim of the programme was to build a million new dwellings in a...
. It was regarded as kind of a futuristic neighbourhood. Malmö suffered from a significant shortage of cheap housing. When immigrants arrived in the 1960s and 1970s they frequently were offered housing at Rosengård, and at the same time (and, particularly, later) many Swedish nationals left the area
White flight
White flight has been a term that originated in the United States, starting in the mid-20th century, and applied to the large-scale migration of whites of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban or exurban regions. It was first seen as...
.
Riots and violence
Rosengård has been the place for several violent clashes between local youth and authorities in the last couple of years. Fire crews have also been threatened and attacked. As a result, the Malmö Fire Department refused to respond to fire calls in Rosengård without police escort.In late April 2010 major riots was started again. Cars, wagons, kiosks, building sheds, recycling stations and bicycle sheds were set ablaze. Firefighters who attempted to put out the fires were subjected to stone throwing and fireworks, and thus had to receive police escort. Twenty riot-equipped police patrols were eventually also set in.
Neighbourhoods
ApelgårdenApelgården
Apelgården is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Emilstorp
Emilstorp
Emilstorp is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Herrgården
Herrgården
Herrgården is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Kryddgården
Kryddgården
Kryddgården is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Persborg
Persborg
Persborg is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Rosengård Centrum
Rosengård Centrum
Rosengård Centrum is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Törnrosen
Törnrosen
Törnrosen is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Västra Kattarp
Västra Kattarp
Västra Kattarp is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Örtagården
Örtagården, Malmö
Örtagården is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Östra Kyrkogården
Östra kyrkogården, Malmö
Östra kyrkogården is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Rosengård, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden....
Demographics
Year, inhabitants
- 1961 : 5,250
- 1971 : 23,112
- 1981 : 18,006
- 1991 : 17,190
- 2001 : 21,027
- 2004 : 21,526
Immigrants in Rosengård
The top 10 countries of births excluding Sweden for the population of Rosengård.-
Iraq IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
(2,957) -
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Former YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaThe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
(2,172) -
Lebanon LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
(1,370) - Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
(1,221) -
Somalia SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
(550) -
Denmark DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
(541) -
Germany GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(516) -
Poland PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(476) -
Afghanistan AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
(406) -
Turkey TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
(357) -
Republic of Macedonia MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
(275)
Social situation
38% of the population in Rosengård is employed.40% of the pupils in Rosengård fail grammar school.
Sights
Malmö mosque
The Malmö Mosque is one of Sweden's main mosques located on the outskirts of Malmö in southern Sweden. It was inaugurated in 1984 as the first mosque in Scandinavia. Adjacent to the mosque is the Islamic center which contains an Islamic school and library. It serves as a place of worship for some...
. It is situated a few hundred metres from the Västra Skrävlinge Church, in a small park called Örtagårdsparken. Being the largest mosque in Malmö it is usually well attended. Adjacent buildings include a pre-school, a playground and child care.
RoCent, in central Rosengård, is a shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
with several stores, including one of Sweden's largest grocery stores (member of the Citygross chain).
Famous persons
- Footballers Zlatan IbrahimovićZlatan IbrahimovicZlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
, Yksel OsmanovskiYksel OsmanovskiYksel Osmanovski is a former Swedish football forward....
, Labinot HarbuziLabinot HarbuziLabinot Harbuzi is a Swedish footballer of Kosovar-Albanian descent who currently plays for Gençlerbirliği.-Early life:Harbuzi migrated to Sweden with his family because of the Kosovo war...
, Goran SlavkovskiGoran SlavkovskiGoran Slavkovski is a Macedonian–Swedish footballer who is currently unattached.-Club career:He was nicknamed earlier in his career as "Ibrahimović II", because of his similar stature and style of play with Ibrahimović, and playing for FBK Balkan and Malmö FF.-Internazionale:Slavkovski made his...
and rapper RebstarRebstarRebin Shah better known by his stage name Rebstar, is a Swedish rapper.-Early life:Rebin Shah was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is the only child of a Persian mother and a Kurdish father. He found his love for hip hop at an early age, having mentioned Fresh Prince and Redman as his early influences...
were born and raised in Rosengård.
External links
- http://www.thelocal.se/8267/20070823/ The Local item ”Rosengård: hardship and hope” on Rosengård
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5348622.stm BBC item ”Sweden sticks to multiculturalism” on Rosengård
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5349972.stm BBC item ”Fighting for Sweden's migrants” on Dialy Mory Diabate Rosengård From Malmö Official Site, malmo.se.