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Erftstadt

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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 that flows through it, the Erft. The neighbouring towns are Brühl, Kerpen, Zülpich and Weilerswist.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Erftstadt
German location.image_photo
Amtsgericht Lechenich.jpg
German location.imagesize
230px
German location.image_caption
The old courthouse in Erftstadt-Lechenich
German location.image_coa
Stadtwappen_der_Stadt_Erftstadt.svg
German location.image_plan
Erftstadt in BM.svg
German location.state
North Rhine-Westphalia
German location.region
Cologne
German location.district
Rhein-Erft-Kreis
German location.elevation
100
German location.area
119.89
German location.postal_code
50374
German location.area_code
02235
German location.licence
BM
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 3 62 020
German location.divisions
18
German location.website
www.erftstadt.de

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Population
50018
Area
119.89
Elevation
94
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Vettweiß
Official website
www.erftstadt.de
Image
Erftstadt-Rathaus-Liblar-1978.JPG
Dialing code
02235
Licence plate code
BM
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Category:Erftstadt
Commons category
Erftstadt
twinned administrative body
Ternopil
Commons gallery
Erftstadt
postal code
50374
hashtag
Erftstadt
category of associated people
Category:People from Erftstadt
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Coat of arms
  • Geography
  • Education
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Wards of Erftstadt
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

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 that flows through it, the Erft. The neighbouring towns are Brühl, Kerpen, Zülpich and Weilerswist.

In 1977, the RAF held their hostage, Hanns-Martin Schleyer, captive in a flat in Liblar for about a month.

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