Nortorf

Nortorf
Saint Martin Church

Coat of arms
Nortorf
Location of Nortorf within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Coordinates: 54°10′N 9°52′E / 54.167°N 9.867°E / 54.167; 9.867Coordinates: 54°10′N 9°52′E / 54.167°N 9.867°E / 54.167; 9.867
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 (2016-12-31)[1]
  Total 6,701
  Density 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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 situated 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.

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

References

  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2016] (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

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