Sikhism in Denmark explained

Group:	Sikhism in Denmark
Pop:	5,000
Langs:	PunjabiDanish
Regions:	CopenhagenBrondby
Religions:	Sikhism
Flag Size:	50px

Sikhism in Denmark is a minority religion. There are estimated to be 5,000 Sikhs living in Denmark.

History

The Sikhs started to arrive at Denmark in the late 1960s and early 1970s as labour migrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, Sikh refugees escaping the violent conflicts in Punjab started to arrive in Denmark.^[1]

The Sikh community in Denmark achieved official recognition as a religious community from the Ministry of Ecceslesistical affairs in 1985.

One estimate put their number to between 800 and 1500 in 2015.^[2]

Most Sikhs are concentrated in the capital Copenhagen, with small groups in other places such as the Horsens and Aarhus areas.

Gurdwaras

The gurdwaras in the country are:

• Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Kirkebjerg Allé 35 A, 2720 Vanlose, Copenhagen.^{[3] [4]}
• Gurdwara Copenhagen, Copenhagen^[5]

List of Danish Sikhs

• Kirsten Lindholm (former model and a film actress)
• Jagvir Singh (footballer)

See also

• Sikhism by country

External links

• www.sikh.dk

Notes and References

1. Book: Myrvold. Kristina . Jacobsen . Knut A. . Sikhs in Europe: Migration, Identities and Representations. 28 June 2013. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 978-1409481669. https://books.google.com/books?id=q6feCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT66 . 31 August 2017. The Sikh community in Denmark: Balancing between the Cooperation and Conflict.
2. Web site: Satnam Singh . March 19, 2015 . Sikh Youth Community Thriving in Denmark . 31 August 2017 . SikhNet.
3. http://www.sikh.dk/
4. https://www.allaboutsikhs.com/world-gurudwaras/gurudwaras-in-denmark Gurdwaras in Denmark
5. https://gurdwara.dk/