Nortorf

This article is about the town in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. For other uses, see Nortorf (disambiguation).

Nortorf (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔʁtɔʁf] ^ⓘ; Low German: Noorddörp) 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.

Nortorf
Town
Saint Martin Church
Coat of arms
Location of Nortorf within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Nortorf Show map of Germany Nortorf Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 54°10′N 9°52′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  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,125
• Density	560/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

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