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Romani people in Poland (Polish: Romowie, commonly known as Cyganie Gypsies) are one of Poland's recognized ethnic minorities.

According to the Polish census of 2011, 17049 people in Poland declared themselves as Romani people.

The recorded history of the Romani people in Poland dates to the 15th century.

Major ethnic subgroups of Romani people in Poland are: the Polska Roma, the Bergitka (Carpathian) Roma, Kalderash and Lovari.

Romani Holocaust

The Romani people were an ethnic group that was also specifically targeted during the holocaust, and in Poland the Roma were impacted by the Nazi ideology in a similar way that Jewish populations found within the country were.[1]

  1. ^ Fisher, Barry A (Spring 1999). "No Roads Lead to Rom: The Fate of the Romani People under the Nazis and in Post-War Restitution". Whittier Law Review. 20, no.3: 513–546 – via HeinOnline.