Romani people in Italy
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| Total population | |||
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| 150,000 (ISTAT: 2015) | |||
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| Roman Catholicism | |||
Roma have been living in Italy since the 15th century.[1] The Sinti, who regard themselves as a subgroup distinct from the Roma, arrived from the north. Other Romani groups migrated from the Balkans and settled in Southern Italy and Central Italy.[2]
Numbers[edit]
In 2015 in Italy there are at about 150,000 (70,000 Italian citizens) of Romani people origins. The three cities with most number of Romanis are: Rome, Milan and Naples.[3]
Life in Italy[edit]
A 2015 poll conducted by Pew Research found that 86% of Italians have unfavourable views of Romani people.[4]
Romanis in Italy[edit]
- Agostino Cardamone (1965), boxer
- Moira Orfei (1931–2015), circus artist, actress
- Liana Orfei (1937), circus artist, actress
- Michele di Rocco (1982), professional boxer
See also[edit]
- Romani people in the Czech Republic
- Romani people in Turkey
- Romani people in Spain
- Romani people in Hungary
References[edit]
- ^ Illuzzi, Jennifer (2014). Gypsies in Germany and Italy, 1861-1914: Lives Outside the Law. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-13740-171-7.
- ^ Hooper, John (2015). The Italians. Penguin Books. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-525-42807-7.
- ^ "Il Sole 24 ore". Comuni (in Italian). 29 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Nine in ten Italians don't like Roma: survey". The Local Italy. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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