Erftstadt

Erftstadt
The courthoose in Erftstadt
Coat o airms
Erftstadt
Location o Erftstadt athin Rhein-Erft-Kreis destrict
Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°46′E
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Köln
Destrict	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions	18
Govrenment
• Mayor	Hans-Georg Rips (SPD)
Area
• Tot	119.88 km2 (46.29 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Tot	49,037
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	50374
Diallin codes	02235
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.erftstadt.de

Erftstadt is a toun locatit aboot 20 km sooth-wast o Cologne in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, in the state o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. The name o the toun derives frae the river that flowes throu it, the Erft.

Carl Schurz, a German revolutionar, American statesman an reformer, an Union Airmy General in the American Ceevil War wis born in Erftstadt-Liblar on 2 Mairch 1829 as wis Joseph Kentenich, a Catholic priest o the Pallottine order an foonder o the Schoenstatt Muivement on 16 November 1885. He is remembered as a thinker, theologian, an eddicationalist.

Internaitional relations

See also: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Germany

Erftstadt is twinned wi:

• – Wokingham, Unitit Kinrick (1977)
• – Viry-Châtillon, Fraunce (1980)
• – Jelenia Góra, Poland (1995)

Wards o 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

Freemit airtins

• Liblar an Carl Schurz