Rhein-Erft-Kreis

The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a district in the west of , . Neighboring districts are Neuss, district-free , Rhein-Sieg, , .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: County with 478,000 residents
  • Description: district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  • Also known as: “DEA27”, “Rhein-Erft District”, and “Rhing-Ärff-Kries”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boisdorfer See und Fürstenberggraben and Boisdorfer See.

Nature reserve
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a nature reserve.

Lake
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a lake.

Nature reserve
Photo: Begegy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frechen and Kerpen.

Town
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a town in the Rhein-Erft District, , Germany.

Town
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis. It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from . As of 2025, has a total population of 66,377.

Suburb
Photo: Tohma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Latitude
50.9033° or 50° 54′ 12″ north
Longitude
6.7633° or 6° 45′ 48″ east
Population
478,000
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
9F28WQ37+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240112601
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
3247454
Wiki­data ID
Q6292
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Satellite Map

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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”
  • 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: “מחוז ריין-ארפט”
  • Hungarian: “Rhein-Erft járás”
  • 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”
  • Korean: “라인에르프트군”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “رائن-ارفت-کرائس”
  • 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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