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, Düren.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boisdorfer See and Boisdorfer See und Fürstenberggraben.
Boisdorfer See und Fürstenberggraben
Nature reserve
Boisdorfer See und Fürstenberggraben is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frechen and Kerpen.
Frechen
Town
Frechen is a town in the Rhein-Erft District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Frechen was first mentioned in 877. It is situated at the western Cologne city border.
Kerpen
Town
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerpen is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis. It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627.
Rhein-Erft-Kreis
- Categories: rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia and locality
- Location: Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.9033° or 50° 54′ 12″ northLongitude
6.7633° or 6° 45′ 48″ eastPopulation
478,000Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
9F28WQ37+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 240112601OpenStreetMap feature
place=countyGeoNames ID
3247454Wikidata ID
Q6292
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Western Panjabi—“Rhein-Erft-Kreis” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Districto de Rin-Erft”
- Armenian: “Ռեյն Էրֆտ”
- Belarusian: “Райн-Эрфт”
- Belarusian: “Рэйн-Эрфт”
- Catalan: “Rin-Erft”
- Cebuano: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Chinese: “莱茵-埃尔夫特县”
- Czech: “Zemský okres Rhein-Erft”
- Czech: “Zemský okres Rýn-Erft”
- Danish: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Dutch: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto Rhein-Erft”
- Estonian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- French: “arrondissement de Rhin-Erft”
- French: “Arrondissement de Rhin-Erft”
- Georgian: “რაინ-ერფტის რაიონი”
- German: “Erftkreis”
- German: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Hebrew: “חבל ריין-ארפט”
- Indonesian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Italian: “circondario del Reno-Erft”
- Italian: “Circondario del Reno-Erft”
- Italian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Japanese: “ライン＝エアフト郡”
- Japanese: “ライン＝エルフト郡”
- Kölsch: “Rhing-Ärff-Kries”
- Kurdish: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Ladin: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Limburgan: “Rien-Erf-Kreis”
- Macedonian: “Рајна-Ерфт”
- Malay: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Northern Frisian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Norwegian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Persian: “راين-ارفت-كرايس”
- Persian: “راین-ارفت-کرایس”
- Polish: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Portuguese: “Distrito do Reno-Erft”
- Portuguese: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Romanian: “Districtul Rhein-Erft”
- Romanian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Russian: “Рейн-Эрфт”
- Saterfriesisch: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Scots: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Slovenian: “Erftkreis”
- Slovenian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Rin-Erft”
- Spanish: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Swedish: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Tajik: “Рейн-Эрфт”
- Turkish: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Ukrainian: “Райн-Ерфт”
- Uzbek: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Vietnamese: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Vietnamese: “Rhein-Erft”
- Waray (Philippines): “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Welsh: “Ardal Rhein-Erft”
- Western Frisian: “Rhein-Erft-Kreis”
- Western Panjabi: “رہائن-ارفت-کریس”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grefrath and Habbelrath.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sankt Mariä Himmelfahrt and Schachtelberg Hof.
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