Sikhism in Germany Germany
Sikhismus in Deutschland
A Sikh Soldier of the Azad Hind Fauj at a function in Berlin (1944)
Total population
25,000 estimate
Regions with significant populations
Berlin · Frankfurt · Munich · Hamburg · Cologne ·
Religions
Sikhism
Languages
Punjabi · German

German Sikhs are a growing religious minority in Germany. The majority of German Sikhs have their roots from the Punjab, India with the remaining coming from the Afghan Sikh community or through conversion. The number of Sikhs is estimated to be between 25,000.[1] Germany had the fifth highest Sikh population in Europe after United Kingdom (524,000), Italy (220,000), Portugal (35,000) and Spain (26,000).

The majority of Sikhs can be found in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt or Munich.

Gurdwaras

Here are a list of some of the Gurdwaras in Germany.[2]

  • Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Sabha, Munich
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Augsburg
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Berlin
  • Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Aachen
  • Gurudwara Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Bochum
  • Gurdwara Shri Guru Darshan Sahib, Bremen
  • Gurudwara Singh Sabha Chemnitz, Chemnitz
  • Sikh Temple Chemnitz
  • Gurudwara Gurujot Sahib Delmenhorst, Delmenhorst
  • Gurujot Sikh Temple, Delmenhorst
  • Gurudwara Sri Guru Nanak Darbar, Dresden
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha Duisburg, Moers
  • Gurudwara Shri Guru Ram Das Sahib, Duisburg
  • Gurudwara Sarbat Da Bhala, Erfurt
  • Gurdwara Nanaksar, Essen
  • Gurudwara Dashmesh Darbar, Essen
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Frankfurt
  • Gurudwara Guru Nanak Niwas, Frankfurt
  • Gurudwara Sri Nanaksar, Goslar
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Hamburg
  • Singh Sabha Sikh Center, Hamburg
  • Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Darbar, Hamburg
  • Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Darbar, Hannover
  • Gurudwara Shri Guru Ram Dass Ji, Hannover
  • Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Iserlohn
  • Gurudwara Sikh Gemeinde Südbaden, Lahr
  • Gurdwara Shri Dashmesh Singh Sabha, Cologne
  • Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash, Cologne
  • Gurdwara Shri Guru Teg Bahadar Sahib, Cologne
  • Gurdwara Guru Shabad Parkash, Cologne
  • Gurdwara Gurmat Parchar, Leipzig
  • Gurdwara Shri Singh Sabha, Mannheim
  • Gurudwara Sri Guru Nanak Darbar, Neunkirchen, Saarland
  • Gurdwara Guru Nanak Mission, Nuremberg
  • Gurudwara Dhan Baba Deep Singh Ji, Nuremberg
  • Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Paderborn
  • Gurudwara Sri Guru Nanak Darbar, Regensburg
  • Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Regensburg
  • Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Soest, Germany
  • Guru Nanak Niwas Gurdwara, Stuttgart
  • Gurudwara Satsang Darbar, Stuttgart
  • Gurudwara Baba Deep Singh Ji, Straelen
  • Gurdwara Sahib, Tübingen
  • Gurdwara Nanak Darbar, Offenbach am Main
  • Gurudwara Gurmat Parchar, Leinfelden-Echterdingen
  • Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Ulm
  • Gurudwara Gobind Sager, Wurzburg

List of German Sikhs

Attack on Sikh Community

In April 2016, two 16-year-old Muslims bombed a gurdwara in the German city of Essen using fire extinguishers that were converted into an explosive device. The devices detonated after a wedding party had left for the reception. A gurdwara priest was injured seriously, while two others were treated for minor injuries. The building itself was damaged severely. One of the teens was in deradicalization program. The two denied that it was religiously motivated, saying it was “just for the kick of building fireworks!” However, before setting off the blast, the two tried to break into another gurdwara in North Rhine Westphalia.[3]


References

  1. ↑ "Mitgliederzahlen: Sonstige - REMID - Religionswissenschaftlicher Medien- und Informationsdienst e.V." remid.de (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2017. Sikhs, 25,000 (2020)....The "German Information Center for Sikh Religion, Sikh History, Culture and Science (DISR)" estimates the number of Sikhs in Germany at 18,000 for 2017
  2. ↑ "Gurudwara | Gurdwara in Germany & Europa". www.deutsches-informationszentrum-sikhreligion.de.
  3. ↑ "Sikh Temple bombing in Germany". The Independent. 29 April 2016.


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