Rosengård

Rosengård (literally "Rose Manor") was a city district () 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 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. Since 2015, it has been categorized by the Swedish Police Authority as a " particularly vulnerable area" (''särskilt utsatta områden'') due to pervasive violence and criminal activity.

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 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%.

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

Violence

Rosengård has been the place for several violent clashes between gangs and between the resident youths and authorities.
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.

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

In film

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 criticised the series as biased, repeating myths, most of the scenes were filmed in Lithuania.

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods of Rosengård were:

Rosengårds herrgård, Malmö.jpg, The mansion house.
Apartment complex in Rosengård, Malmö.jpg, Tower block buildings in Rosengård.
Malmö Moske.jpg, Malmö Mosque.
Västra Skrävlinge kyrka3.jpg, Västra Skrävlinge Church.
Rosengård, Malmö.jpg, Central Rosengård, near Rosengård Centrum.
Zlatan court, Malmö 2.jpg, Zlatan Court.

Places of worship

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.

Demographics

In 2007, 60% were born outside of Sweden.http://www.malmo.se/download/18.10d69f8c11884193e5d80003762/20.ROSENG%C3%85RD.pdf In 2008, 86% of the population was of foreign background.

The ten largest groups of foreign-born persons in 2010 were:
# Iraq (2,957)
# Former Yugoslavia (2,172)
# Lebanon (1,370)
# Bosnia and Herzegovina (1,211)
# Somalia (550)
# Denmark (541)
# Poland (475)
# Afghanistan (406)
# Turkey (357)
# 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 citywide average (inclusive Rosengård) of 80%.

Sports

Notable people

* Zlatan Ibrahimović
* Osama Krayem
* Yksel Osmanovski
* Labinot Harbuzi
* Goran Slavkovski
* Ilir Latifi
* Rebstar
* Saint
* Dollar Bill, hip hop group
* Pinar Yalcin
* Anel Ahmedhodžić

References

External links

Rosengård: hardship and hope
''The Local''

Sweden sticks to multiculturalism
BBC

Fighting for Sweden's migrants
BBC

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Former city districts of Malmö Municipality
1967 establishments in Sweden
1972 establishments in Sweden
Million Programme