Großenbrode

Großenbrode
Beach at Großenbrode
Location of Großenbrode within Ostholstein district
Großenbrode
Großenbrode
Coordinates: 54°22′12″N 11°5′6″E / 54.37000°N 11.08500°E / 54.37000; 11.08500
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictOstholstein
Municipal assoc.Oldenburg-Land
Government
 • MayorJens Reise (CDU)
Area
 • Total
20.98 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total
2,188
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
23775
Dialling codes04367
Vehicle registrationOH
Websitewww.grossenbrode.de

Großenbrode is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, opposite Fehmarn, approx. 8 km (5 mi) east of Heiligenhafen. Until 1963 it had a ferry connection to Gedser in Denmark. After World War II there was no ferry connection between West Germany and Denmark - the ferry port Warnemünde (near Rostock) now being in the communist east. Großenbrode was chosen as the site for a temporary ferry connection for the 3-hour crossing to Gedser. After the Fehmarnsund bridge was built in 1963, the ferryport moved to Puttgarden on Fehmarn. Großenbrode is planned to be the site of a portal of the Fehmarn Sound Tunnel by 2028.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

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