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. 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.
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
Harmanjot Singh - Cricketer for Germany National Team
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.
References
External links
DISR German information center for Sikh Religion, Sikh History and Culture - DISR website : Information about Sikhism and an updated list of Gurudwaras in Germany, Austria and Switzerland deutsches-informationszentrum-sikhreligion Die Sikh Religion Sikhismus - Erfahren Sie hier alles über den Sikh Glauben von Guru Nanak Dev Sikhism