Nortorf is a town in the district of

Rendsburg-Eckernförde Rendsburg-Eckernförde (; da, Rendsborg-Egernførde) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Kiel, the district of Plön (district), Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of ...

, in

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. It is approximately 13 km northwest of

Neumünster Neumünster () is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg). History The city was fi ...

, and 25 km southwest of

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

Geography

The location of Nortorf is south of the municipality of

Ellerdorf Ellerdorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde Rendsburg-Eckernförde (; da, Rendsborg-Egernførde) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Kiel, the distri ...

, 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).

Personalities

Martin Ehlers Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

(1732–1800), educational reformer and philosopher *

Carl Christian Seydewitz Carl Christian von Seydewitz (3 November 1777 – 10 October 1857) was a Danish-German portrait painter and army officer. He was not a member of the nobility but, from 1770 to 1860, officers were allowed to use "von" with their surnames. Biog ...

(1777–1857), portrait painter *

Harboe Kardel Harboe may refer to: People * Ludvig Harboe, Danish bishop * Rasmus Harboe, Danish sculptor * Felipe Harboe, Chilean politician Other * Harboes Bryggeri, Danish brewery {{disambig ...

(1893–1982), Nazi journalist *

Hans Sommer (SS officer) Hans Sommer (born 26 June 1914) is a German national who served in the ''Sicherheitsdienst'' during World War II. After the war, he found a working relationship with Gehlen Organisation Agent # 2857and was subsequently a spy for the '' Stasi ...

(1914–?), SS officer and spy Organization Gehlen * Kurt Hamer (1926–1991), Social Democratic politician *

Oliver Stern Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver, ...

(born 1953), country singer and songwriter, lyricist, music producer and book author * Sabine Kaack (born 1959), actress * Johanna Dorothea Albers, born Rathjen (1850–1939), mother of the playwright

Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life ...

Connected to Nortorf

Joshua Bluhm Joshua Bluhm (born 11 September 1994) is a German bobsledder. Bluhm competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Germany. He teamed with driver Thomas Florschütz, Kevin Kuske and Christian Poser as the Germany-3 sled in the four-man event, finish ...

(born 1994) German bobsledder and lives in Nortorf *

Peter Voß Peter Voß (29 June 1891 – 9 January 1979) was a German film actor. Partial filmography * '' Love and Trumpets'' (1925) - Rekrut Dirmoser * ''Struggle for the Matterhorn'' (1928) - Edward Whymper * ''Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin'' ( ...

(1891–1979) German actor

References

External links

Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Rendsburg-Eckernförde {{RendsburgEckernförde-geo-stub