Grömitz

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

54°09′13″N 10°57′27″E / 54.15361°N 10.95750°E / 54.15361; 10.95750CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictOstholstein Government • MayorMark BurmeisterArea • Total51.08 km² (19.72 sq mi)Elevation14 m (46 ft)Population • Total7,286 • Density140/km² (370/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04562Vehicle registrationOHWebsitewww.groemitz.eu

Grömitz (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁøːmɪts] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck, approximately 35 km northeast of Lübeck, and 23 km east of Eutin.

Grömitz is a settlement on the Baltic Sea. In fair weather one can see buildings on the about 15 kilometer distant shore.^{[clarification needed]}

The town name contains the Slavic root grom ("thunder") and means "a place of thunder".^{[citation needed]}

The sei whale was described after a whale stranded near Grömitz in 1829.

There were three ligers in the local zoo, but the last one had to be put to rest in February 2008.^[2]

Notable people

• Bernhard Ernst von Bülow (1815–1879), Danish and German statesman

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