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. 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 (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 Johanna Dorothea Albers, born Rathjen (1850–1939), mother of the playwright Hans Albers Connected to Nortorf Joshua Bluhm (born 1994) German bobsledder and lives in Nortorf Peter Voß (1891–1979) German actor References External links Towns in Schleswig-Holstein Rendsburg-Eckernförde