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Erftstadt
The courthoose in Erftstadt
The courthoose in Erftstadt
Coat of airms o Erftstadt
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Erftstadt is located in Germany
Erftstadt
Erftstadt
Location o Erftstadt athin Rhein-Erft-Kreis destrict
Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°46′E / 50.817°N 6.767°E / 50.817; 6.767Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°46′E / 50.817°N 6.767°E / 50.817; 6.767
KintraGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. regionKöln
DestrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions18
Govrenment
 • MayorHans-Georg Rips (SPD)
Area
 • Total119.88 km2 (46.29 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total49,667
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
50374
Diallin codes02235
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.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

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Erftstadt is twinned wi:

Wards o Erftstadt

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  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

References

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  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.

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