Rosengård

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
Former city district
Rosengård's neighbourhoods
Country	Sweden
Province	Scania
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Malmö Municipality
Area
• Total	332 ha (820 acres)
Population  (2012)
• Total	23,563
• Density	7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

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.

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.

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. Sara Ringman criticizes the series as biased, repeating myths, most of the scenes were filmed in Lithuania.

 

The neighbourhoods of Rosengård were:

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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.

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.

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)

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%.

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• Dollar Bill, hip hop group
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