Poles in Norway
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The Consular section of the Polish embassy in Oslo, which is located in the city centre on Nedre Vollgate 5
The Polish minority in Norway is biggest immigrant group in Norway.[1]
Estimates of the number of Poles living in Norway vary from 72,103[2] to 91,179[1] (about 1,22-1,76% of the Norwegian population). Non-official data claim that Polish minority may stand at least 120,000. In 2001, however, there were about 6,432 Polish immigrants.[3]
Places with significant populations are Oslo, Moss, Stavanger, Bergen, Fredrikstad, Drammen.
First Poles came to Norway in 1830-1831 after the fall of the November Uprising.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, 1 January 2014", forming the country's greatest national group other than Norwegians. Statistics Norway. Accessed 29 April 2014.
- ↑ Statistics Norway
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