diff --git a/tests/test_locations.py b/tests/test_locations.py
index 0340adb9..5c61f666 100644
--- a/tests/test_locations.py
+++ b/tests/test_locations.py
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ def test_normalize_url_unc_paths__issue_268(self,):
             self.assertNotEqual(path.as_uri(), url)
             self.assertEqual(normalize_url(unc_path), url_host_in_path)
 
-    def test_normalize_url_with_base_unc_path(self,):
+    @unittest.skipIf(platform.system() != 'Windows', "Run only on Windows systems")
+    def test_normalize_url_with_base_unc_path_on_windows(self,):
         base_unc_path = '\\\\filer01\\MY_HOME\\'
         base_url = PureWindowsPath(base_unc_path).as_uri()
         self.assertEqual(str(PureWindowsPath(base_unc_path)), base_unc_path)
@@ -357,6 +358,51 @@ def test_normalize_url_with_base_unc_path(self,):
 
         self.assertEqual(normalize_url(base_unc_path), base_url_host_in_path)
 
+        self.assertEqual(os.name, 'nt')
+        path = PurePath('dir/file')
+        self.assertIs(path.__class__, PureWindowsPath)
+
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev\XMLSCHEMA\test.xsd', base_url=base_unc_path)
+        self.assertEqual(url, 'file:////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
+
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev\XMLSCHEMA\test.xsd', base_url=base_url)
+        self.assertEqual(url, 'file:////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
+
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev\XMLSCHEMA\test.xsd', base_url=base_url_host_in_path)
+        if is_unc_path('////filer01/MY_HOME/'):
+            self.assertEqual(url, 'file://////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
+        else:
+            self.assertRegex(
+                url, f'file://{DRIVE_REGEX}/filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd'
+            )
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(platform.system() == 'Windows', "Skip on Windows systems")
+    def test_normalize_url_with_base_unc_path_on_others(self,):
+        base_unc_path = '\\\\filer01\\MY_HOME\\'
+        base_url = PureWindowsPath(base_unc_path).as_uri()
+        self.assertEqual(str(PureWindowsPath(base_unc_path)), base_unc_path)
+        self.assertEqual(base_url, 'file://filer01/MY_HOME/')
+
+        # Same UNC path as URI with the host inserted in path
+        base_url_host_in_path = base_url.replace('file://', 'file:////')
+        self.assertEqual(base_url_host_in_path, 'file:////filer01/MY_HOME/')
+
+        self.assertEqual(normalize_url(base_unc_path), base_url_host_in_path)
+
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev\XMLSCHEMA\test.xsd', base_url=base_unc_path)
+        self.assertEqual(url, 'file:////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
+
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd', base_url=base_url)
+        self.assertEqual(url, 'file:////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
+
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd', base_url=base_url_host_in_path)
+        if is_unc_path('////'):
+            self.assertEqual(url, 'file://////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
+        else:
+            self.assertRegex(
+                url, f'file://{DRIVE_REGEX}/filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd'
+            )
+
         with patch.object(os, 'name', 'nt'):
             self.assertEqual(os.name, 'nt')
             path = PurePath('dir/file')
@@ -376,25 +422,6 @@ def test_normalize_url_with_base_unc_path(self,):
                     url, f'file://{DRIVE_REGEX}/filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd'
                 )
 
-        with patch.object(os, 'name', 'posix'):
-            self.assertEqual(os.name, 'posix')
-            path = PurePath('dir/file')
-            self.assertIs(path.__class__, PurePosixPath)
-
-            url = normalize_url(r'dev\XMLSCHEMA\test.xsd', base_url=base_unc_path)
-            self.assertEqual(url, 'file:////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
-
-            url = normalize_url(r'dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd', base_url=base_url)
-            self.assertEqual(url, 'file:////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
-
-            url = normalize_url(r'dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd', base_url=base_url_host_in_path)
-            if is_unc_path('////'):
-                self.assertEqual(url, 'file://////filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd')
-            else:
-                self.assertRegex(
-                    url, f'file://{DRIVE_REGEX}/filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd'
-                )
-
     def test_normalize_url_slashes(self):
         # Issue #116
         url = '//anaconda/envs/testenv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/xmlschema/validators/schemas/'
@@ -475,6 +502,35 @@ def test_normalize_url_with_query_part(self):
         self.check_url(normalize_url('other.xsd#element', 'https://host/path?name=2&id='),
                        'https://host/path/other.xsd#element')
 
+    def test_normalize_url_with_local_part(self):
+        # https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8089#appendix-E.2
+
+        url = "file:c:/path/to/file"
+        self.assertEqual(urlsplit(url).geturl(), 'file:///c:/path/to/file')
+        self.assertEqual(normalize_url(url), 'file:///c:/path/to/file')
+
+        url = "file:///c:/path/to/file"
+        self.assertEqual(urlsplit(url).geturl(), url)
+        self.assertEqual(normalize_url(url), url)
+
+        base_url = "file:///D:/a/xmlschema/xmlschema/filer01/MY_HOME"
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd', base_url)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            url, "file:///D:/a/xmlschema/xmlschema/filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd"
+        )
+
+        base_url = "file:D:/a/xmlschema/xmlschema/filer01/MY_HOME"
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd', base_url)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            url, "file:///D:/a/xmlschema/xmlschema/filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd"
+        )
+
+        base_url = "D:\\a\\xmlschema\\xmlschema/\\/filer01/MY_HOME"
+        url = normalize_url(r'dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd', base_url)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            url, "file:///D:/a/xmlschema/xmlschema/filer01/MY_HOME/dev/XMLSCHEMA/test.xsd"
+        )
+
     def test_is_url_function(self):
         self.assertTrue(is_url(self.col_xsd_file))
         self.assertFalse(is_url('http://example.com['))
diff --git a/xmlschema/locations.py b/xmlschema/locations.py
index 17551bcc..622d4253 100644
--- a/xmlschema/locations.py
+++ b/xmlschema/locations.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def get_uri(scheme: str = '', authority: str = '', path: str = '',
     if fragment:
         url = url + '#' + fragment
 
-    return url.rstrip()
+    return url
 
 
 def normalize_url(url: str, base_url: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def normalize_url(url: str, base_url: Optional[str] = None,
     """
     url_parts = urlsplit(url.lstrip())
     if not is_local_scheme(url_parts.scheme):
-        return encode_url(url_parts.geturl(), method)
+        return encode_url(get_uri(*url_parts), method)
 
     path = LocationPath.from_uri(url)
     if path.is_absolute():