District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

District

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Country| Germany
State| North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region| Cologne
Capital| Bergheim
Area

• Total| 704.5 km2 (272.0 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2020)[1]

• Total| 469,611
• Density| 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| BM
Website| http://www.rhein-erft-kreis.de

The Rhein-Erft-Kreis (Kölsch: Rhing-Ärff-Kries) is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neuss, district-free Cologne, Rhein-Sieg, Euskirchen, Düren.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Towns
* 3 Coat of arms
* 4 Gallery
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History[edit]

"Aachener Tor" Landmark of Bergheim and Rhein-Erft-Kreis

The district in its current borders was created in 1975, when the previous districts Bergheim and Cologne were merged. On 1 November 2003 the district was renamed from Erftkreis to Rhein-Erft-Kreis.

## Geography[edit]

Clickable map of municipalities in the district

The main river in the district is the Erft, which also gave it the name. The Erft flows through the foothills of the Eifel, on the left side of the Rhine river. The lake Bleibtreusee is located within the district.

### Towns[edit]

* Bedburg
* Bergheim
* Brühl
* Elsdorf
* Erftstadt
* Frechen
* Hürth
* Kerpen
* Pulheim
* Wesseling

## Coat of arms[edit]

The coat of arms shows the lion of Jülich in the left half, as most of the area belonged to the duchy of Jülich. The right side shows the Cologne cross, which stands for the former Cologne district. On top the Erft river is depicted; the Prussian Rhine Province had the same symbol in its coat of arms.

## Gallery[edit]

* Augustusburg Palace in Brühl, Rhein-Erft-Kreis.

* The Erft river in Bergheim.

* Aerial photo of Phantasialand amusement park in Brühl.

* Gates of Parkanlagen Schloss Lechenich in Erftstadt.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Rhein-Erft-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website (German)

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Urban and rural districts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany

Urban districts|

* Aachen
* Bielefeld
* Bochum
* Bonn
* Bottrop
* Dortmund
* Duisburg
* Düsseldorf
* Essen
* Gelsenkirchen
* Hagen
* Hamm
* Herne
* Köln (Cologne)
* Krefeld
* Leverkusen
* Mönchengladbach
* Mülheim
* Münster
* Oberhausen
* Remscheid
* Solingen
* Wuppertal

Rural districts|

* Aachen
* Borken
* Coesfeld
* Düren
* Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
* Euskirchen
* Gütersloh
* Heinsberg
* Herford
* Hochsauerlandkreis
* Höxter
* Kleve (Cleves)
* Lippe
* Märkischer Kreis
* Mettmann
* Minden-Lübbecke
* Oberbergischer Kreis
* Olpe
* Paderborn
* Recklinghausen
* Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
* Rhein-Erft-Kreis
* Rhein-Kreis Neuss
* Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
* Siegen-Wittgenstein
* Soest
* Steinfurt
* Unna
* Viersen
* Warendorf
* Wesel

Districts of German states (Full list)

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bavaria
* Brandenburg
* Bremen
* Hesse
* Lower Saxony
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* North Rhine-Westphalia
* Rhineland-Palatinate
* Saarland
* Saxony
* Saxony-Anhalt
* Schleswig-Holstein
* Thuringia

Coordinates: 50°55′N 6°40′E / 50.92°N 6.67°E / 50.92; 6.67

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