Rhein-Erft District | ||
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![]() "Aachener Tor" Landmark of Bergheim and Rhein-Erft District | ||
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Country |
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State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
Adm. region | Cologne Region | |
Capital | Bergheim | |
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704.5 km2 (272.0 sq mi) |
The Rhein-Erft District is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neuss, district-free Cologne, Rhein-Sie, Euskirchen, Düren.
History[]

Augustusburg Palace in Brühl, Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
The district in its current borders was created in 1975, when the previous districts Bergheim and Cologne were merged. Becoming effective on November 1, 2003 the district was renamed from Erftkreis to Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
Geography[]
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.
Towns[]
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Coat of arms[]
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.
References[]
- ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.
External links[]
Media related to Rhein-Erft District at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (German)
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