Erftstadt
Erftstadt | |
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 The courthouse in Erftstadt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Erftstadt within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Volker Erner (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119.88 km2 (46.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,882 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50374 |
| Dialling codes | 02235 |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| 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 as was Joseph Kentenicha Catholic Priest of the Pallottine order and founder of the Schoenstatt Movement on 16 November 1885. He is also remembered as a thinker, theologian, and educationalist.
International relations
Erftstadt is twinned with:
– Wokingham, United Kingdom (1977)
– Viry-Châtillon, France (1980)
– Jelenia Góra, Poland (1995)
Wards of Erftstadt
- Ahrem
- Blessem/Frauenthal
- Bliesheim
- Borr
- Dirmerzheim
- Erp
- Friesheim
- Gymnich
- Herrig
- Kierdorf
- Köttingen
- Lechenich
- Liblar
- Niederberg
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