Erftstadt

Erftstadt
The courthouse in Erftstadt
Erftstadt
Location of the town of Erftstadt within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Coordinates	50°49′N 6°46′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Town subdivisions	18
Mayor	Hans-Georg Rips (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	119.88 km2 (46.29 sq mi)
Elevation	81 - 150 m
Population	50,553 (31 December 2010)
- Density	422 /km2 (1,092 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BM
Postal code	50374
Area code	02235
Website	www.erftstadt.de

Erftstadt is a town located about 20 km south-west of Cologne in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name of the town derives from the river which flows through it, the Erft. Carl Schurz, a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War was born in Erftstadt-Liblar on March 2, 1829.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Erftstadt is twinned with:

• - Wokingham, United Kingdom (1977)
• - Viry-Châtillon, France (1980)
• - Jelenia Góra, Poland (1995)

Wards of Erftstadt

1. Ahrem
2. Blessem/Frauenthal
3. Bliesheim
4. Borr
5. Dirmerzheim
6. Erp
7. Friesheim
8. Gymnich
9. Herrig
10. Kierdorf
11. Köttingen
12. Lechenich
13. Liblar
14. Niederberg

External links

• Liblar and Carl Schurz