Elsdorf

Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Elsdorf within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district

(2020–25) Andreas Heller^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total66.00 km² (25.48 sq mi)Elevation

80 m (260 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total22,021 • 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 registrationBMWebsitewww.elsdorf.de

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

References

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.