Nortorf

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Nortorf within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district

54°10′N 9°52′E / 54.167°N 9.867°E / 54.167; 9.867CountryGermanyStateSchleswig-HolsteinDistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde Municipal assoc.Nortorfer Land Government

• MayorUwe Bestehorn (CDU)Area

• Total12.77 km² (4.93 sq mi)Elevation

27 m (89 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total7,090 • Density560/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

24589

Dialling codes04392Vehicle registrationRDWebsitewww.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.^{[citation needed]}

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–?), SS officer and spy Organization Gehlen
Kurt Hamer (1926–1991), Social Democratic politician
Oliver Stern (born 1953), country singer and songwriter, lyricist, music producer and book author
Sabine Kaack (born 1959), actress

Connected to Nortorf

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

References

^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
^ "Stadt Nortorf – Geschichte". www.nortorf.de. Retrieved 2021-05-15.