Garding

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

54°19′50″N 8°46′50″E / 54.33056°N 8.78056°E / 54.33056; 8.78056CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictNordfriesland Municipal assoc.EiderstedtGovernment • MayorAndrea Kummerscheidt (CDU)Area • Total3.06 km² (1.18 sq mi)Elevation0 m (0 ft)Population • Total2,823 • Density920/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04862Vehicle registrationNFWebsitewww.garding.de

Garding (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁdɪŋ] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It has a population of 2,700 (as of 2007). It is located in the Eiderstedt peninsula, and part of the Amt Eiderstedt.

Notable people

• Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), historian and Nobel laureate; since 1895, honorary citizen of the city of Garding (permanent exhibition in the town hall)
• Tycho Mommsen (1819-1900), writer and high school director
• Richard Petersen (1865-1946), engineer, technical manager for the construction of the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn
• Peter-Jürgen Boock (born 1951), writer and former member of the RAF

Connected with Garding

• Knut Kiesewetter (born 1941), singer and musician, grew up in Garding.
• Otto Beckmann (born 1945), painter, draftsman and graphic artist, rebuilt the mill "Emanuel" in Garding since 1971.

See also

• Eiderstedt peninsula

References

External links

Media related to Garding at Wikimedia Commons