Garding

Garding
Garding
	Coat of arms
	Location of Garding within Nordfriesland district
	Garding Garding
	Coordinates: 54°19′50″N 8°46′50″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Eiderstedt
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Kummerscheidt (CDU)
Area
• Total	3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,764
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	25836
Dialling codes	04862
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.garding.de

Garding 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.

Sons and daughters of the city

Theodor Mommsen

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

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.

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