Viöl
Encyclopedia
Viöl is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland
, in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. It is situated approx. 12 km northeast of Husum, and 30 km southwest of Flensburg
.
Viöl is the seat of the Amt
of (collective municipality) Viöl
.
Nordfriesland
Nordfriesland, English "Northern Friesland" or "North Frisia", is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It includes almost all of traditional North Frisia along with adjacent areas to the east and south and is bounded by the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Dithmarschen, the North Sea and...
, in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approx. 12 km northeast of Husum, and 30 km southwest of Flensburg
Flensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
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Viöl is the seat of the Amt
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
of (collective municipality) Viöl
Viöl (Amt)
Viöl is an Amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat is in Viöl.The Amt Viöl consists of the following municipalities:...
.