Gröde

Gröde Groue / Grøde
Municipality
Location of Gröde Groue / Grøde within Nordfriesland district
Gröde Groue / Grøde Show map of Germany Gröde Groue / Grøde Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 8°43′25″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Municipal assoc.	Pellworm
Government
• Mayor	Volker Mommsen
Area
• Total	2.52 km^2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	11
• Density	4.4/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25869
Dialling codes	04674
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	[1]

Gröde (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁøːdə] ^ⓘ; Danish: Grøde, North Frisian: Groue) is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With only 12 inhabitants, the municipality, which is coterminous with the hallig it is situated on (Hallig Gröde), 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

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.