Erftstadt
Erftstadt | |
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The old courthouse in Erftstadt-Lechenich | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Erftstadt
within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district | |
Location of Erftstadt | |
Erftstadt Erftstadt | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Subdivisions | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Carolin Weitzel (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.89 km2 (46.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 50,018 |
| • Density | 417.20/km2 (1,080.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50374 |
| Dialling codes | 02235 |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.erftstadt.de |
Erftstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁftˌʃtat] ⓘ) 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.
A landslide during the 2021 European floods led to the collapse of several houses.