Erftstadt

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Erftstadt
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Town subdivisions	18
Mayor	Ernst-Dieter Bösche (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	119.88 km² (46.3 sq mi)
Elevation	81 - 150 m
Population	51,082  (31/12/2006)
- Density	426 /km² (1,104 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BM
Postal code	50374
Area code	02235
Website	www.erftstadt.de Coordinates: 50°49′0″N 6°46′0″E / 50.81667, 6.76667

Erftstadt is a town located about 20 km south-west of Cologne in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Land of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name of the town derives from the river which flows through it, the Erft.

[edit] Twin towns

Erftstadt is twinned with:

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

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Liblar and Carl Schurz

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