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Vollsmose, also called "Firkanten", is a suburb of Odense, the third largest city in Denmark, approximately three km North-East of central Odense towards Odense Fjord. The area has around 9,000 inhabitants and is characterised by a modern housing development project from the 1970s. Since the 1990s the area has become known throughout Denmark, because its high crime-rate and the relatively large numbers of people of foreign descent living in the area. Other areas in Denmark with a similar reputation are Gellerup Parken in Aarhus and Nørrebro in Copenhagen. ==Etymology== According to a ''markbog'' (listing and map of the area's fields) of 1682, the spelling used then was ''Woldsmose''. The latter part of the name is Danish ''mose'' (bog or swamp). The first part is probably ''vold'' (Old Norse ''vǫllr''), an obsolete word meaning a grass-covered area or plain. Before being developed, the area was low and marshy. Another possibility is the identical word ''vold'' meaning rampart (from Low German ''wal'' and Latin ''vallum''), but there are no traces of such a fortification in the area. On maps from the 18th century the name ''Wolfs Mose'' occurs (literally, 'bog of wolves'). These maps wore often edited by foreign cartographers and have many erratic German-influenced spelling forms. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vollsmose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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