Elsdorf

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 30 km west of Cologne.

Elsdorf
Sugar factory
Coat of arms
Location of Elsdorf within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
BergheimBrühl
Elsdorf
Elsdorf
Coordinates: 50°56′N 6°34′E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions14
Government
  MayorAndreas Heller (CDU)
Area
  Total66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total21,807
  Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50189
Dialling codes02274
02271 (Heppendorf / Widdendorf)
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitewww.elsdorf.de

Personalities

  • Werner Marx (1746-1806), General Vicar of the Archbishop of Cologne,
  • Eugen Langen (1833-1895), entrepreneur, engineer and inventor, co-founder of the Elsdorf sugar factory Pfeifer & Langen
Eugen Langen

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2019" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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