Großenbrode

Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

54°22′12″N 11°5′6″E / 54.37000°N 11.08500°E / 54.37000; 11.08500CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictOstholstein Municipal assoc.Oldenburg-Land Government • MayorJens Reise (CDU)Area • Total20.98 km² (8.10 sq mi)Elevation16 m (52 ft)Population • Total2,249 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes04367Vehicle registrationOHWebsitewww.grossenbrode.de

Großenbrode is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, opposite Fehmarn, approx. 8 km (5 mi) east of Heiligenhafen. Until 1963 it had a ferry connection to Gedser in Denmark. After World War II there was no ferry connection between West Germany and Denmark - the ferry port Warnemünde (near Rostock) now being in the communist east. Großenbrode was chosen as the site for a temporary ferry connection for the 3-hour crossing to Gedser. After the Fehmarnsund bridge was built in 1963, the ferryport moved to Puttgarden on Fehmarn. Großenbrode is planned to be the site of a portal of the Fehmarn Sound Tunnel by 2028.

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  The Fehmarn Sound Bridge, as seen from Großenbrode
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  Großenbrode railway station
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  A former reconnaissance tower, (Aufklärungsturm), which now hosts a restaurant

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