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Rosengård

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For the women's football team, see FC Rosengård. For the men's football team, see FC Rosengård 1917.

Rosengård
Former city district
Rosengård's neighbourhoods
Rosengård's neighbourhoods
CountrySweden
ProvinceScania
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityMalmö Municipality
Area
 • Total332 ha (820 acres)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total23,563
 • Density7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Rosengård (literally "Rose Manor") 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 was 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

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Most of Rosengård was built between 1967 and 1972 as a part of the Million Programme although some parts, such as the mansion in Herrgården, and Östra kyrkogården, are older. Rosengård was to a high degree populated by minorities. In 1972, the percentage of immigrants was around 18%, with the majority of inhabitants being working-class people from rural Sweden. From 1974, there was a white flight out of the area as more immigrants were assigned there. By 2012, the figure for those of immigrant background was given as 86%.[5]

On 1 July 2013, Rosengård was merged with Husie, forming Öster.[1]

Violence

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See also: 2008 Malmö mosque riots

Rosengård has been the place for several violent clashes between gangs[6] and between the resident youths and authorities.[7] 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 the eviction of a local mosque. The riot was the most violent yet seen in an urban area in Sweden. The riot finally ended when police forces from Gothenburg and Stockholm were sent in.[8]

In June 2011, shots were fired at the lower floor of the police station in Rosengård. Nobody was arrested.[9]

In film

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The Netflix drama series based on the writings of Henning Mankell about fictional Inspector Kurt Wallander, Young Wallander, features Rosengård heavily in the series as the main focus of the story line. Journalist Sara Ringmar criticizes the series as biased, repeating myths, most of the scenes were filmed in Lithuania. [10]

Neighbourhoods

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Neighbourhoods before July 2013.

The neighbourhoods of Rosengård were:

  • The mansion house.
    The mansion house.
  • Tower block buildings in Rosengård.
    Tower block buildings in Rosengård.
  • Malmö Mosque.
    Malmö Mosque.
  • Västra Skrävlinge Church.
    Västra Skrävlinge Church.
  • Central Rosengård, near Rosengård Centrum.
    Central Rosengård, near Rosengård Centrum.
  • Zlatan Court.
    Zlatan Court.

Places of worship

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Malmö Mosque is located nearby. It is situated a few hundred metres from the church in Västra Skrävlinge.

According to Swedish Defence University reports in 2009 and 2018, there are a number of Islamic prayer rooms (Swedish: källarmoskéer) in Rosengård spreading a radical salafist ideology.[11]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.
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.[12] In 2008, 86% of the population was of foreign background.[4]

The ten largest groups of foreign-born persons in 2010 were:[13]

  1. Iraq Iraq (2,957)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Former Yugoslavia (2,172)
  3. Lebanon Lebanon (1,370)
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (1,211)
  5. Somalia Somalia (550)
  6. Denmark Denmark (541)
  7. Poland Poland (475)
  8. Afghanistan Afghanistan (406)
  9. Turkey Turkey (357)
  10. Pakistan Pakistan (230)

Social issues

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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 citywide average (inclusive Rosengård) of 80%.[4]

Sports

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Main articles: FC Rosengård and FC Rosengård 1917

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nystart för ett bättre Malmö". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Befolkningsbokslut Malmö 2012" (PDF). Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 17 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Blad1 (Areal)". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Herrgården - värst utsatta området i Rosengård". Dagens Nyheter. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Another side of Malmö's infamous Rosengård". The Local. Malmö.
  6. ^ "Malmöpolisen fruktar gängkrig i Rosengård". Expressen.
  7. ^ "Nye opptøyer i Malmö". Dagbladet. 23 November 2009.
  8. ^ http://www.smp.se/nyheter/sverige/article1046376.ece [dead link]
  9. ^ "Shots fired at Rosengård police station - Radio Sweden". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ^ Opinion: Do series such as Young Wallander feed the Malmö myth?
  11. ^ Ranstorp, Magnus; Ahlin, Filip; Hyllengren, Peder; Normark, Magnus. Mellan salafism och salafistisk jihadism - Påverkan mot och utmaningar för det svenska samhället (PDF). Swedish Defence University. pp. Section 4.4.1.
  12. ^ http://www.malmo.se/download/18.10d69f8c11884193e5d80003762/20.ROSENG%C3%85RD.pdf [dead link]
  13. ^ "Malmöbor födda i utlandet. 1 januari 2010". Malmö Municipality (in Swedish). 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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