Elsdorf is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km south-west of Bergheim and 27 km west of Cologne.
Elsdorf | |
|---|---|
 Sugar factory | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Elsdorf within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district  | |
  Elsdorf  Elsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′N 6°34′E / 50.933°N 6.567°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Andreas Heller[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 21,993 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50189 |
| Dialling codes | 02274 02271 (Heppendorf / Widdendorf) |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.elsdorf.de |
Notable people
edit- Eugen Langen (1833–1895), entrepreneur, engineer and inventor, co-founder of the Elsdorf sugar factory Pfeifer & Langen
- Werner Marx (1746–1806), General Vicar of the Archbishop of Cologne
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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