Elsdorf

Elsdorf
Coat of arms
Elsdorf Location of Elsdorf within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°56′N 6°34′E / 50.933°N 6.567°E / 50.933; 6.567Coordinates: 50°56′N 6°34′E / 50.933°N 6.567°E / 50.933; 6.567
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Effertz (SPD)
Area
• Total	66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population (2016-12-31)[1]
• Total	21,264
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	50189
Dialling codes	02274 02271 (Heppendorf / Widdendorf)
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	www.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 30 km west of Cologne.

Personalities

• Werner Marx (1746-1806), General Vicar of the Archbishop of Cologne,
• Eugen Langen (1833-1895), entrepreneur, engineer and inventor, co-founder of the Elsdorf sugar factory Pfeifer & Langen

Eugen Langen

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