Nortorf
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.
Nortorf | |
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Saint Martin Church | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Nortorf within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district | |
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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 (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 6,804 |
• Density | 530/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 |
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
- Joshua Bluhm (born 1994) German bobsledder and lives in Nortorf
- Peter Voß (1891-1979) German actor
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References
- "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
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