Romani people in Slovenia

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 northeast Slovenia (the Prekmurje region) and southeast Slovenia (the regions of Lower Carniola, the Lower Sava Valley, and White Carniola), as well as in large cities such as Maribor, Velenje, Ljubljana, Celje, Jesenice, and 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]

  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".