Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Rhein-Erft-Kreis | |
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Kintra | |
State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
Adm. region | Cologne |
Caipital | Bergheim |
Area | |
• Total | 704.5 km2 (272.0 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 471,891 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | BM |
Website | http://www.rhein-erft-kreis.de |
The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a destrict in the wast o North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. Neebourin destricts are Rhein-Kreis Neuss, destrict-free Cologne, Rhein-Sieg, Euskirchen, Düren.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]The destrict in its current borders wis creatit in 1975, when the previous destricts Bergheim an Cologne wur mergit. Becomin effective on 1 November 2003 the destrict wis renamit frae Erftkreis tae Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
Geografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]The main river in the destrict is the Erft, which gave it the name an aw. The Erft flows through the fuiothills o the Eifel, on the left side o the Rhine river.
Touns
[eedit | eedit soorce]Coat o airms
[eedit | eedit soorce]The coat o airms shows the lion o Jülich in the left hauf, as maist o the aurie belangit tae the duchy o Jülich. The richt side shows the Cologne cross, which staunds for the umwhile Cologne destrict. On top the Erft river is depictit; the Proushie Rhine Province haed the same seembol in its coat o airms.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce] Media relatit tae Rhein-Erft-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial wabsteid (German)