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Rosengård is a borough in Sweden's third largest city Malmö (250,000 inhabitants). Rosengård had around 21,000 inhabitants as of 2004. It is sometimes referred to as one of Malmö's suburbs, although it is rather a geographically integrated part of the town. It has a high percentage of immigrants and a high level of unemployment.
History
Rosengård was built between 1960-1970 with the Million Programme. 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 many Swedish nationals left the area.
In the 1990s a new wave of refugees arrived in Sweden, from Arabic countries, former Yugoslavia, Africa, etc.
Demographics
Population development
Year, Inhabitants
- 1961 5,250
- 1971 23,112
- 1981 18,006
- 1991 17,190
- 2001 21,027
- 2004 21,526
Immigrants in Rosengård
| Country | First generation | Second generation | Equalling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 2,987 | 1,244 | 4,231 |
| Iraq | 2,482 | 753 | 3,235 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 1,400 | 254 | 1,654 |
| Lebanon | 1,310 | 1,386 | 2,696 |
| Poland | 520 | 142 | 662 |
| Totalling | 12,681 | 5,355 | 18,036 |
| Rate of population | 59% | 25% | 84% |
- In this case referring to persons born in Sweden with both parents born in the mentioned country.
Employment
In 2002, the employment rate among the population between 20-64 years was 37% (Men 40% ; Women 33%), with 4,226 being employed.
Reputation
The area is often in the local paper Sydsvenskan, usually in bad contexts such as street fights, demolished buses and vandalized schools. Fox News paid a visit to the Rosengård School on a program dealing with Malmö's muslims, and the principal in an interviewed explained the number of Swedes in the school amounting to 2 children.
However, some also claim the reputation is partly exaggerated. Rumours of it being a "war zone" being based on xenophobia. Several natives have also credited Rosengård for giving them a strong mentality, or at least a cocky attitude. This would probably include Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Swedish football player, playing for the national team and being an international success, and Dallas, the boxing coach.
Sights
RoCent, in central Rosengård, is a shopping mall with several stores, including one of Sweden's largest grocery stores (member of the Citygross chain).
Just outside the borough one finds the 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.
References
- Statistical material from Statistics Sweden, 2004. ( link added October 3, 2005.)
External links
- Template:Sv icon Rosengård according to Fox News From the newspaper Sydsvenskan.
- Template:Sv icon Rosengård From Malmö Official Site, malmo.se.