Nortorf
Nortorf | |
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 Saint Martin Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
show Location of Nortorf within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district | |
  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)[1] | |
| • 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[]
- (1732–1800), educational reformer and philosopher
- Carl Christian Seydewitz (1777-1857), portrait painter
- (1893–1982), Nazi journalist
- Hans Sommer (SS officer) (1914-after 1963), SS officer and spy Organization Gehlen
- (1926–1991), Social Democratic politician
- (b. 1953), Country singer and songwriter, lyricist, music producer and book author
- (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[]
Media related to Nortorf at Wikimedia Commons
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