Grömitz
Grömitz
Coordinates	54°09′13″N 10°57′27″E / 54.15361°N 10.9575°E / 54.15361; 10.9575
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Mayor	Jörg-Peter Scholz
Basic statistics
Area	51.08 km2 (19.72 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m  (46 ft)
Population	7,784  (31 December 2006)
- Density	152 /km2 (395 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OH
Postal code	23743
Area code	04562
Website	www.groemitz.eu
Location of Grömitz within Ostholstein district

Grömitz is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Bay of Lübeck, approx. 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 circa 10 kilometer distant shore.

The town name contains the Slavic root grom ("thunder") and means "a place of thunder".

There were three Ligers in the local zoo, but the last one had to be put to rest in February 2008.^[1]

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