Vollsmose
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Vollsmose is a suburb of Odense
, Denmark
, approximately 3 km North-East of central Odense. The city is made up by large concrete blocks and few row-houses. It has 12,000 inhabitants. The area has in the 90's been known throughout Denmark because of the high crime-rate. In the latest years many changes has been made and the area isn't so infamous as it used to be. Around 65% of the population are immigrants or born by immigrants, and nearly 100% of all of the students in the two major schools (Abildgaardskolen and Humlehaveskolen) are 2nd or 3rd generation of immigrants (Danes with immigrant parents). There's almost 80 different nationalities, mostly from Somalia
, Iraq
and the Palestinian Territories
, but no ethnic group is dominant.
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, approximately 3 km North-East of central Odense. The city is made up by large concrete blocks and few row-houses. It has 12,000 inhabitants. The area has in the 90's been known throughout Denmark because of the high crime-rate. In the latest years many changes has been made and the area isn't so infamous as it used to be. Around 65% of the population are immigrants or born by immigrants, and nearly 100% of all of the students in the two major schools (Abildgaardskolen and Humlehaveskolen) are 2nd or 3rd generation of immigrants (Danes with immigrant parents). There's almost 80 different nationalities, mostly from Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and the Palestinian Territories
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
, but no ethnic group is dominant.