Viöl Explained

Viöl
Fjolde
Image Coa:DEU Viöl COA.svg
Coordinates:54.5706°N 9.1839°W
Image Plan:Vioel in NF.PNG
State:Schleswig-Holstein
District:Nordfriesland
Amt:Viöl
Elevation:22
Area:18.95
Postal Code:25884
Area Code:04843
Licence:NF
Gemeindeschlüssel:01 0 54 144
Website:www.amt-vioel.de
Mayor:Heinrich Schmidt-Durdaut
Party:CDU

Viöl (pronounced as /de/; Danish: Fjolde, North Frisian: Fjåål) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km northeast of Husum, and 30 km southwest of Flensburg.

Viöl is the seat of the Amt of (collective municipality) Viöl.

A variety of South Jutlandic was spoken there until 1937, called "Fjoldedansk".