Romani people in Denmark
(Redirected from Gypsies in Denmark)
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,500[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Helsingør and Copenhagen[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Romani, Danish, English | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romani people in Sweden, Romani people in Norway, Romani people in Finland, Romani people in Germany, Romani people in the Netherlands, Pakistanis in Denmark, Scottish Romani and Traveller groups |
Romani people in Denmark constitute an insignificant minority group in the Kingdom of Denmark
The first recorded Romani people in Denmark came from Scotland in the year 1505.[3] Danish police drove out most Roma in Denmark by the 1939.[4]
Based on 2013 data, the Council of Europe has estimated that around 5,500 Romani people live in Denmark (0.1% of the Danish population).[1] The Danish Roma minority speak Scandoromani.[5]
Danish Roma are concentrated in Helsingør and Copenhagen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Denmark: EU funding for Roma integration". European Commission. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ a b Archer, Clive; Joenniemi, Pertti (2017). The Nordic Peace. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-88490-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kenrick, D. (2010). The A to Z of the Gypsies (Romanies). Scarecrow Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4616-7227-2.
- ^ Docalavich, H. (2014). Denmark. Mason Crest. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4222-9265-5.
- ^ Carling, G.; Lindell, L.; Ambrazaitis, G. (2014). Scandoromani: Remnants of a Mixed Language. Brill. p. 1. ISBN 978-90-04-26645-2.
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