Romani people in Slovenia
Roma with a bear in Šmarca in 1934
Total population
3,246 (2002)
Regions with significant populations
Prekmurje region and Dolenjska region
Languages
Balkan Romani, Italian, Slovene
Religion
Roman Catholicism

According to the 2002 census, there were 3,246 Romani individuals living in Slovenia.[1] They constitute 0.5 percent of the total population.[2] The Slovenia Roma speak Balkan Romani and Italian.[3] The Roma have been living in Slovenia since the 15th century.[4]

Slovenian Roma live mainly in north east Slovenia (Prekmurje region) and south east Slovenia (regions of Dolenjska, Posavje and Bela Krajina), as well as in large cities like Maribor, Velenje, Ljubljana, Celje, Jesenice, Radovljica. The Sinti live mainly in Jesenice and Radovljica.[5]

The Council of Europe has estimated that approximately 8,500 Romani people live in Slovenia (0.42% of the population).[6]

Background

The Romani people originate from Northern India,[7][8][9][10][11][12] presumably from the northwestern Indian states Rajasthan[11][12] and Punjab.[11]

The first report of the Roma in the Slovenia region dates from 1453 and refers to a smith. During World War II, part of Slovenia was annexed to Germany and the Roma living there were taken to concentration camps.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Roma – Minority Rights Group
  2. ↑ Slovenia – The Roma (Gypsies)
  3. ↑ Slovensko Roma
  4. ↑ Promoting Social Inclusion of Roma - European Commission
  5. ↑ Situation of Roma in participating countries rm.coe.int
  6. ↑ "Slovenia".
  7. ↑ Hancock, Ian F. (2005) [2002]. We are the Romani People. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-902806-19-8: ‘While a nine century removal from India has diluted Indian biological connection to the extent that for some Romani groups, it may be hardly representative today, Sarren (1976:72) concluded that we still remain together, genetically, Asian rather than European’{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ↑ Mendizabal, Isabel (6 December 2012). "Reconstructing the Population History of European Romani from Genome-wide Data". Current Biology. 22 (24): 2342–2349. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.039. hdl:10230/25348. PMID 23219723.
  9. ↑ Sindya N. Bhanoo (11 December 2012). "Genomic Study Traces Roma to Northern India". New York Times.
  10. ↑ Current Biology.
  11. 1 2 3 Meira Goldberg, K.; Bennahum, Ninotchka Devorah; Hayes, Michelle Heffner (28 September 2015). Flamenco on the Global Stage: Historical, Critical and Theoretical Perspectives – K. Meira Goldberg, Ninotchka Devorah Bennahum, Michelle Heffner Hayes – Google Books. McFarland. ISBN 9780786494705.
  12. 1 2 Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham; Richard Trillo (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 147. ISBN 9781858286358. Roma Rajastan Penjab.
  13. ↑ Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies). p. 254.
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