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Grömitz
Grömitz
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Grömitz within Ostholstein district
	Grömitz Grömitz
	Coordinates: 54°09′13″N 10°57′27″E / 54.15361°N 10.95750°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Government
• Mayor	Mark Burmeister
Area
• Total	51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	7,286
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23743
Dialling codes	04562
Vehicle registration	OH
Website	www.groemitz.eu

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.

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