Garding

Garding
Town
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Location of Garding within Nordfriesland district
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Coordinates: 54°19′50″N 8°46′50″E / 54.33056°N 8.78056°E / 54.33056; 8.78056
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  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,823
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25836
Dialling codes	04862
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.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.

• 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.

• Eiderstedt peninsula

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