Rosengård

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

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. In 2012, Rosengård had a population of 23,563 of the municipality's 307,758. Its area was 332 hectares.

Rosengård is often incorrectly referred to as a suburb, although the area is 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.

History

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 is 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. Since 1974, there has been a "white flight" out of the suburb as more immigrants were assigned there. By 2012, the figure for those of "immigrant background" was given as 86%.

Violence

Rosengård has also been the place for several violent clashes between gangs and between local youngsters and authorities. Fire crews and ambulance personnel have also been threatened and attacked, as well as the police.

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 a suburb in Sweden. The riot finally ended when police forces from Gothenburg and Stockholm were sent in.

Neighbourhoods

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Neighbourhoods before July 2013.

The neighbourhoods of Rosengård were:

• Apelgården
• Emilstorp
• Herrgården
• Kryddgården
• Persborg
• Rosengård Centrum
• Törnrosen
• Västra Kattarp
• Örtagården
• Östra kyrkogården

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

Rosengård Centrum is a shopping mall with several stores, including one of Sweden's largest grocery stores (City Gross). Zlatan Court, a football field sponsored by the football player Zlatan Ibrahimović, is situated in the area too.

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  The mansion house.

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  Tower block buildings in Rosengård.

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  Malmö Mosque.

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  Västra Skrävlinge Church.

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  Central Rosengård, near Rosengård Centrum.

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  Zlatan Court.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.
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. In 2008, 86% of the population was of foreign background.

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

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

Social issues

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 city-wide average (inclusive Rosengård) of 80%.

Notable people

• Zlatan Ibrahimović
• Yksel Osmanovski
• Labinot Harbuzi
• Goran Slavkovski
• Ilir Latifi
• Rebstar
• Saint
• Dollar Bill, hip hop group

External links

• [1] The Local item ”Rosengård: hardship and hope” on Rosengård
• [2] BBC item ”Sweden sticks to multiculturalism” on Rosengård
• [3] BBC item ”Fighting for Sweden's migrants” on Daily Mory Diabate