Erkrath
Erkrath
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Location of the town of Erkrath within Mettmann district
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| Coordinates | 51°13′26″N 6°54′53″E / 51.22389°N 6.91472°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Mettmann |
| Town subdivisions | 3 |
| Mayor | Arno Werner (CDU) |
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| Area | 26.89 km2 (10.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population | 45,963 (31 December 2010) |
| - Density | 1,709 /km2 (4,427 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | ME |
| Postal code | 40699 |
| Area codes | 0211, 02104, 02129, 02103 |
| Website | www.erkrath.de |
Erkrath is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Geography
Erkrath is situated on the Düssel river, directly east of Düsseldorf and west of Wuppertal, close to the famous Neandertal.
In that part of Neanderthal, which is located in Erkrath, in the summer of 1856, quarry workers discovered the fossilised remains of what became known as the Neanderthal man or Homo Neanderthalensis in Feldhof cave.
History
Erkrath is known since 1148 and received the city rights in 1966. In 1975, the municipality of Hochdahl was incorporated into Erkrath. As well its former borough Unterbach was incorporated into Düsseldorf. Only a part of Unterbach called Unterfeldhaus remained as now a borough of its own with Erkrath. Erkrath today has three local parts: Erkrath, Hochdahl and Unterfeldhaus.
Twin towns
Cergy-Pontoise, France
West Lancashire, England
Leinefelde in Thuringia (friendship)
Port-de-Paix, Haiti (sponsorship)
Notable persons
- Klaus Allofs former German footballer
- Thomas Allofs former German footballer
- Dieter Prochnow Actor (Brother of the famous German Actor Jürgen Prochnow)
- Toni Turek former German footballer (World Champion 1954)
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