Erftstadt

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Erftstadt
Town
The old courthouse in Erftstadt-Lechenich
Coat of arms
Location of Erftstadt within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Erftstadt Show map of Germany Erftstadt Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°46′E / 50.817°N 6.767°E / 50.817; 6.767
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions	18
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Carolin Weitzel[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	119.88 km2 (46.29 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	50,018
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50374
Dialling codes	02235
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.erftstadt.de

Erftstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁftˌʃtat] ^ⓘ) is a town located about 20 km south-west of Cologne in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name of the town derives from the river that flows through it, the Erft. The neighbouring towns are Brühl, Kerpen, Zülpich and Weilerswist.

A landslide during the 2021 European floods led to the collapse of several houses.^[3]