Óðinsö og Friggsö

Óðinsö og Friggsö (pronunciation: [ˈou̯ðɪnsœ ə ˈfrɪk:sœ] (Dogric Frisian: Odense ek Frease; English (archaic): Odinse and Friggse) is a small municipality in the Dogric province of Völþreskóve, located in the Höjvolden og Níðvolden district.

The municipality encompasses the islands of Óðinsö, Friggsö, Jælvö and Marsö, all of which are located in the Gråisvåtten. The municipal administration is located in the small town of Nunvíre.

The population was 3,040 as of 2014.

Etymology
The municipality derives its name from the two largest islands located within it, namely Óðinsö (s Isle) and Friggsö (s Isle).

Geography
Óðinsö og Friggsö encompasses four islands in the Gråisvåtten, namely Óðinsö, Friggsö, Jælvö and Marsö.

Óðinsö
Óðinsö is the easternmost island and lies approximately 500 metres of the mainland. It is the largest island and can be divided into two geographically separate parts, separated from each other by the Kvíllt. The largest of these parts is called High Odinse and contains the bulk of the islands area, population and settlements, including the municipal seat of Nunvíre. Low Odinse is a polder reclaimed in 1765 and is only sparsely inhabited, with the small hamlet of Láre as its centre.

Óðinsö is characterised by its five , artificial dwelling mounds that were built to provide safe ground during the occasional flooding of the lower parts of the island.

Friggsö
Friggsö is the second largest island and lies approximately 400 metres west of Óðinsö. It contains the second largest village of the municipality, namely Fjellevíre, which is also one of the two vírer on the island, the other being Milquíre.

Other islands
To the west of Óðinsö lies the small island of Jælvö, and to the east lies Marsö.

Roads
The islands of Óðinsö and Friggsö are connected to one another as well as to the mainland by the P343, with the Óðinsbrygge connecting Óðinsö to the mainland and the Friggsbrygge connecting the two islands to one another.

Rail
There were plans to connect Óðinsö and Friggsö to the national rail network. These plans were definitively cancelled by the Dogric government in 2014 due to a certain lack of profitability.

Public transport
Bus line 17 runs over the N343 from Friggsö and Óðinsö and via Kálquíre to Sófðurnótt. Save for one trip in the evening to Sófðurnótt only, this line does not run on Sundays.