Großenbrode

Großenbrode
Großenbrode
Municipality
	Beach at Großenbrode
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Großenbrode within Ostholstein district
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	Coordinates: 54°22′12″N 11°5′6″E / 54.37000°N 11.08500°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Ostholstein
Municipal assoc.	Oldenburg-Land
Government
• Mayor	Jens Reise (CDU)
Area
• Total	20.98 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,249
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23775
Dialling codes	04367
Vehicle registration	OH
Website	www.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.