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 / 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  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	7,090
• 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

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.^{[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