Nortorf

For Nortorf in the district of Steinburg, see Nortorf, Steinburg.

Nortorf
Nortorf
Location of the town of Nortorf within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Coordinates	54°10′N 9°52′E / 54.16667°N 9.86667°E / 54.16667; 9.86667Coordinates: 54°10′N 9°52′E / 54.16667°N 9.86667°E / 54.16667; 9.86667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.	Nortorfer Land
Mayor	Uwe Bestehorn (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	12.77 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m  (89 ft)
Population	6,210 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	486 /km2 (1,260 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	RD
Postal code	24589
Area code	04392
Website	www.amt-nortorfer-land.de

Nortorf is a town in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 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.

Personalities

• Martin Ehlers (1732–1800)
• Harboe Kardel (1893–1982)
• Hans Sommer (1914-?, possibly living)
• Kurt Hamer (1926–1991)
• Oliver Stern (b. 1953)
• Sabine Kaack (b. 1959)

References

1. ^ "Statistikamt Nord: Bevölkerung in Schleswig-Holstein am 31. Dezember 2010 nach Kreisen, Ämtern, amtsfreien Gemeinden und Städten" (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-nord.de/uploads/tx_standocuments/A_I_2_vj104_S.pdf. 

External links

Media related to Nortorf at Wikimedia Commons