Garding

{{dablink|For the Swedish mathematician, see Lars Gårding.}}

{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|image_photo = St. Christian, Garding 01.JPG

|image_flag = Flagge Garding.png

|image_coa = DEU Garding COA.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|54|19|50|N|8|46|50|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Garding in NF.PNG

|state = Schleswig-Holstein

|district = Nordfriesland

|Amt = Eiderstedt

|elevation = 0

|area = 3.06

|postal_code = 25836

|area_code = 04862

|licence = NF

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 54 036

|website = [https://www.garding.de/ www.garding.de]

|mayor = Andrea Kummerscheidt

|party = CDU

}}

Garding ({{IPA|de|ˈɡaʁdɪŋ|-|De-Garding.ogg}}) 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

File:Theodor Mommsen 2.jpg

  • Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903), historian, author and Nobel laureate from his historical books; 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

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