Garding () is a town in the district of Nordfriesland,

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, Germany. It has a population of 2,700 (as of 2007). It is located in the

Eiderstedt Eiderstedt (german: Eiderstedt, ; da, Ejdersted; North Frisian: ''Ääderstää'') is a peninsula in the district of Nordfriesland in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Overview It is approximately 30 km in length and 15&nb ...

peninsula, and part of the '' Amt''

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 *

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(born 1951), writer and former member of the

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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.

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Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Nordfriesland {{Nordfriesland-geo-stub

Notable people

Connected with Garding

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