Nortorf

Nortorf
Nortorf
Town
	Saint Martin Church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Nortorf within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
	Nortorf Nortorf
	Coordinates: 54°10′N 9°52′E / 54.167°N 9.867°ECoordinates: 54°10′N 9°52′E / 54.167°N 9.867°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.	Nortorfer Land
Government
• Mayor	Uwe Bestehorn (CDU)
Area
• Total	12.77 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	6,912
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	24589
Dialling codes	04392
Vehicle registration	RD
Website	www.amt-nortorfer-land.de

Nortorf is a town in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is approximately 13 km northwest of Neumünster, and 25 km southwest of Kiel.

Geography

The location of Nortorf is south of the municipality of Ellerdorf, but north of Gnutz, and east of Bargstedt.

History

Nortorf acquired the status of a city on July 17, 1909. Previously, in summer 1899, the first town hall had been opened in Nortorf.

As a consequence of World War II, Nortorf experienced a significant influx of refugees, displaced persons and evacuees, raising its population from 3359 (May 1939) to 6047 (October 1946).^[2]

Personalities

Martin Ehlers (1732–1800), educational reformer and philosopher
Carl Christian Seydewitz (1777-1857), portrait painter
Harboe Kardel (1893–1982), Nazi journalist
Hans Sommer (SS officer) (1914-after 1963), SS officer and spy Organization Gehlen
Kurt Hamer (1926–1991), Social Democratic politician
Oliver Stern (b. 1953), Country singer and songwriter, lyricist, music producer and book author
Sabine Kaack (b. 1959), Actress
Johanna Dorothea Albers, born Rathjen (1850-1939), mother of the playwright Hans Albers

Connected to Nortorf

Joshua Bluhm (born 1994) German bobsledder and lives in Nortorf
Peter Voß (1891-1979) German actor

References

^ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
^ "Stadt Nortorf – Geschichte". www.nortorf.de. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

External links

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[1] "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

[2] "Stadt Nortorf – Geschichte". www.nortorf.de. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

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