Nortorf is a town in the district of
Rendsburg-Eckernförde, 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 Sc ...
,
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 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 Jutland ...
.
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
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Martin Ehlers (1732–1800), educational reformer and philosopher
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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
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Harboe Kardel (1893–1982), Nazi journalist
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Hans Sommer (SS officer) (1914–?), SS officer and spy
Organization Gehlen
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Kurt Hamer (1926–1991), Social Democratic politician
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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
Connected to Nortorf
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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
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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
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