Elsdorf

Elsdorf
Town
Sugar factory
Sugar factory
Coat of arms of Elsdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Elsdorf within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Mettmann (district)Rhein-Erft-KreisNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHeinsberg (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussCologneWesselingRhein-Sieg-KreisDüren (district)Euskirchen (district)PulheimBergheimErftstadtHürthKerpenBedburgBrühlFrechenElsdorf
Elsdorf is located in Germany
Elsdorf
Elsdorf
Elsdorf is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Elsdorf
Elsdorf
Coordinates: 50°56′N 6°34′E / 50.933°N 6.567°E / 50.933; 6.567
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions14
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
 • 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
Timber-framed house in Oberembt

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.

Notable people

  • 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
Eugen Langen

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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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