 Building where Romani people are living in Červený Kostelec, 2011 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈ 40,370~250,000[1][2][3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Industrial cities or near the mining areas of Moravia and North Bohemia[4] | |
| Languages | |
| Carpathian Romani, Czech | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism[5] |
Romani people (Czech: Romové, commonly known as Gypsies Czech: Cikáni) are an ethnic minority in the Czech Republic, currently making up around 2% of the population. Originally migrants from North Western India sometime between the 6th and 11th centuries, they have long had a presence in the region. Since the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the Romani population have experienced considerable hardship, having been a main target of Nazi extermination programs during World War II, and the subject of forced relocation, sterilisation,[6] and other radical social policies during the Communist era. In the successor state, the Czech Republic, challenges remain for the Romani population with respect to education and poverty, and there are frequent tensions with the white majority population over issues including crime and integration.
- ^ "The History and Origin of the Roma". Romove.radio.cz. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Sčítání lidu, domů a bytů" (in Czech). czso.cz.
- ^ "Roma integration in the Czech Republic". European Commission – European Commission.
- ^ Torralba, Carlos; Almodóvar, Luis (September 6, 2019). "Roma ghettos in the heart of the EU". EL PAÍS English.
- ^ "Religion among the Roma". Czech Radio. Archived from the original on 2005-11-05.
- ^ Boston, 677 Huntington Avenue; Ma 02115 (2016-12-07). "Coercive and Cruel: Forced Sterilisation of Romani Women". Health and Human Rights Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
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