Tarp is located on the river Trenen west of Lusangel on the sandy gest .

Kjeldbæk is located by the stream of the same name , which originates in Ebbesdam ug flows west of the city into the Trenen.

The place name is derived from the Frisian male name Tati or Tade, which in the 15th century is known exclusively from southern Schleswig, but in older sources also appears in Northern Jutland , on the islands, in Scania and Sweden.

The prefix is hors (horse), the suffix is have , denotes meadows by Trenen.

The new 41-hectare detached house quarter Schellenpark on Langager in the south-west has its (new) name, on the other hand, from the plant name ty.

Tarp's municipal coat of arms shows an owl over a wave in the Schleswig/Sonderjutland colors blue and yellow.