Elsdorf
Elsdorf | |
|---|---|
Sugar factory | |
Location of Elsdorf
within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district | |
![]() Location of Elsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′N 6°34′E / 50.933°N 6.567°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Andreas Heller[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.17 km2 (25.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 21,993 |
| • Density | 332.4/km2 (860.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50189 |
| Dialling codes | 02274 02271 (Heppendorf / Widdendorf) |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.elsdorf.de |

Elsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈɛlsˌdɔʁf]) 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.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.


