Gröde

Gröde
Gröde

Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 8°43′25″E / 54.63611°N 8.72361°E / 54.63611; 8.72361Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 8°43′25″E / 54.63611°N 8.72361°E / 54.63611; 8.72361
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc. Pellworm
Government
  Mayor Volker Mommsen
Area
  Total 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 9
  Density 3.6/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 25869
Dialling codes 04674
Vehicle registration NF
Website

Gröde (Danish: Grøde, North Frisian Groue) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With only 9 inhabitants, the municipality, which is coterminous with the hallig it is situated on, has the smallest population of any municipality in Germany. The inhabitants of the island make a living from tourism and limited agriculture. Gröde forms the smallest electoral district in the country, with the tally reported practically immediately after polls close.

Gröde belongs to the Amt of Pellworm with its seat on the larger island of Pellworm, from where a number of municipal duties are carried out.

References

Media related to Hallig Gröde at Wikimedia Commons


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