rhein-erft-kreis

The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neuss, district-free Cologne, Rhein-Sieg, Euskirchen, Dren.

History

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.

Coat of arms

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

Towns and municipalities

lign=left\|Municipalities
idth=33%\| Bedburg Bergheim Brhl Erftstadt	width=33%\| Frechen Hrth Kerpen Pulheim Wesseling	width=33%\| Elsdorf

External links

Official website (German)

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