Romany people; register; residence; Austrian Silesia; historical demography

Článek zveřejňuje ediční formou soupis obyvatel romského původu příslušných do Slezska v r. 1910.

This article presents a register of Romanies who were registered as residents of Silesian towns in the Austrian Empire. The register was drawn up in 1910 by the Silesian provincial government. The Romanies on the list were registered as resident in these towns; however, it appears that many of them were not actually living there at the time. Despite this fact, the register shows in a very concrete way how many Romanies had the right of residence in Austrian Silesia, as well as providing demographic and social data about their way of life. Some analyses could be carried out on the basis of this register, e.g. the territorial origin of Silesian Romanies, their families and relationships, and their livelihoods. Of course, such analyses must be taken as a guide only, as the register was not fully accurate.