Nordstern is the German word meaning "North Star", referring to
Polaris
Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinisation of names, Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an ...
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It may also refer to:
Places
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Nordstern (city)
''Nordstern'' (), usually referred to as ''Neu Drontheim'' (), was a Nazi plan for the creation of a new metropolis located in German-occupied Norway. It was planned to be built in Øysand, southwest of the city of Trondheim, and have a populat ...
, planned German metropolis in Nazi-occupied Norway during World War II.
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Nordstern (club), nightclub in Basel, Switzerland.
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Nordsternpark
Nordsternpark (lit. ''North Star Park'') is a park in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It is located on the compound of former mine of Zeche Nordstern. After the closure of the mine in 1993 the area was redeveloped. In 1997, the Bundesgartenschau (Federal ...
, park in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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Villa Nordstern, villa in Lehrte, near Hannover, Germany.
Companies
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Der Nordstern'', former German-language newspaper (1874-1931) published in Minnesota, United States.
* Nordstern AG, former company now part of
Frosta AG
Frosta AG (stylized as FRoSTA) is a frozen food company headquartered in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany. The corporation owns production facilities in Germany and Poland, with sales and distribution subsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hung ...
frozen foods in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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Nordstern (company), former German insurance company now part of AXA group.
Sport
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BFC Nordstern, former German association football club from Berlin, Germany.
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FC Nordstern Basel
FC Nordstern Basel is a football team from Basel, Switzerland. Currently playing in the Swiss 8th division, FC Nordstern Basel has spent 35 seasons in the Swiss top flight, last in 1982. They were runners-up in the Swiss league in 1924, 1927, and ...
, football club from Basel, Switzerland.
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FC Nordstern 1896 München, former German association football club from Munich, Bavaria.
Transport
* ''Nordstern'', name of the third
Blohm & Voss Ha 139
The Blohm & Voss Ha 139 was a four-engined, all-metal, inverted gull wing floatplane, designed and built by the Nazi Germany, German aircraft manufacturer Blohm & Voss (aircraft), Blohm & Voss. At the time of the first aircraft's completion, it ...
all-metal inverted gull wing floatplane.
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KNFB ''Nordstern'', name of an Austrian steam locomotive.
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Zeppelin LZ 121 ''Nordstern'', a passenger airship in 1920's Germany.
Other uses
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Nordstern (typeface)
See also
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Nord (disambiguation)
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
Acronyms
* National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization
* New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
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Stern (disambiguation)
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Nordstar (disambiguation)
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Northstar (disambiguation)
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North Star (disambiguation)
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Northern Star (disambiguation)
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Star of the North (disambiguation)
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Étoile du Nord (disambiguation) ()
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Estrela do Norte (disambiguation) ()
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Estrella del norte (disambiguation) ()
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