Grömitz

Grömitz

Grömitz

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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.

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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

References

  1. [1]
    "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
  2. [2]
    "Der vermutlich letzte Liger Europas ist tot". derStandard.at. 2008-02-06.
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