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Rhein-Erft District - DEA27

EU regions: Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia > Cologne Government Region > Rhein-Erft District


map of Rhein-Erft District DEA27
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indicatorperiodvalue
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average2020106
number of inhabitants2021469 611
population density2019671.9
old-age dependency ratio202134.3

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Composition of population according to age group, education and economic activity, Rhein-Erft District

age grouplow educationmiddle educationhigh education

note: in thousands, according to labour force sample survey. P – total population, E – employed, U – unemployed, I – number of ecnomically inactive

demographic pyramid DEA27 Rhein-Erft District

From wikipedia:

The Rhein-Erft-Kreis is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neuss, district-free Cologne, Rhein-Sieg, Euskirchen, Düren.

History

The district in its current borders was created in 1975, when the previous districts Bergheim and Cologne were merged. Becoming effective 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. The lake Bleibtreusee is located within the district.

Towns

Coat of arms

The 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.

other: Cologne Government Region, Heinsberg, Bonn, Cologne, Rhein-Sieg District, Aachen cities region, Oberbergischer Kreis, Rhein-Berg District, Euskirchen, Düren, Leverkusen, Rhein-Erft District

neighbours: Cologne, Rhein-Sieg District, Euskirchen, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Düren

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - Rhein-Erft District - DEA27, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/DEA27


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