Erftstadt
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The courthouse in Erftstadt | ||
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  Erftstadt | ||
Location of Erftstadt within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district 
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| Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°46′E / 50.817°N 6.767°ECoordinates: 50°49′N 6°46′E / 50.817°N 6.767°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Cologne | |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Volker Erner (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 119.88 km2 (46.29 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 49,786 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| 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:
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– 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
Personalities
Carl Schurz
- Carl Schurz (1829-1906), politician and first German-born minister (Minister of the Interior 1877-1881) in the USA
- Jean Bungartz (1854-1934), animal artist, specialist author, photographer, breeder, lived from 1886 to 1913 in Lechenich
- Josef Kentenich (1885-1968), founder of the Schönstatt movement
- Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970), composer, born in Bliesheim
- Hennes Weisweiler (1919-1983), football coach, born in Lechenich
- Manfred Donike (1933-1995), cyclist, chemist and well-known doping investigator
- Manfred Donike (1960-2003), cyclist and functionary
References
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 18 July 2016.
External links
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