Garding
# Garding

Garding (German pronunciation: (listen)) 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

* 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
* 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.
