Rhein-Erft-Kreis

The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History
The district in its current borders was created in 1975, when the previous rural districts of Bergheim and Cologne were merged. On November 1, 2003 the district was renamed from Erftkreis to Rhein-Erft-Kreis.

Geography
The main river in the district is the Erft, which also gave it the name. The Erft flows through the foothills of the Eifel, on the left side of the Rhine river.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows the lion of Jülich in the left half, as most of the area belonged to the duchy of Jülich. The right side shows the Cologne cross, which stands for the former Cologne district. On top the Erft river is depicted; the Prussian Rhine Province had the same symbol in its coat of arms.

Towns and municipalities
TownsMunicipalities Bedburg
 Bergheim
 Brühl
 Erftstadt<li>Frechen
<li>Hürth
<li>Kerpen
<li>Pulheim
<li>Wesseling Elsdorf

References

Other websites
 Official website (German)