Erft

The Erft is a river in , . It flows through the foothills of the , and joins the . Its origin is near , and its mouth in -Grimlinghausen south of the Josef Cardinal Frings Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum Insel Hombroich and St. Martinus.

Park
The , , North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is both a park and a museum combining architecture, art and nature on over 62 acres of meadowland.

Church
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holzheim and Hoisten.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Village
is a village.

Village
is a district of the municipality of in , . It is known for its castle Schloss .

Erft

Latitude
51.15151° or 51° 9′ 5″ north
Longitude
6.6751° or 6° 40′ 30″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
9F385M2G+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 130264550
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2929674
Wiki­data ID
Q708840
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Erft” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Erft
  • Catalan: Erft
  • Cebuano: Erft
  • Chinese: 埃爾夫特河
  • Chuvash: Эрфт
  • Czech: Erft
  • Danish: Erft
  • Dutch: Erft
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ارفت
  • French: Erft
  • German: Erft
  • German: Unteres Erfttal
  • Greek: Ερφτ
  • Greek: Έρφτ
  • Hebrew: ארפט
  • Irish: Erft
  • Italian: Erft
  • Japanese: エアフト川
  • Japanese: エルフト川
  • Lithuanian: Erft
  • Lithuanian: Erftas
  • Macedonian: Ерфт
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Erft
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Erft
  • Norwegian: Erft
  • Persian: ارفت
  • Polish: Erft
  • Romanian: Erft
  • Russian: Эрфт
  • Spanish: Erft
  • Spanish: Río Erft
  • Swedish: Erft
  • Ukrainian: Ерфт
  • Venetian: Fiume Erft

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