Erkrath
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Location of Erkrath within Mettmann district
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf | |
| District | Mettmann | |
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| • Mayor | Christoph Schultz (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 26.89 km2 (10.38 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 43,639 | |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 40699 | |
| Dialling codes | 0211, 02104, 02129, 02103 | |
| Vehicle registration | ME | |
| 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 river Düssel, directly east of Düsseldorf and west of Wuppertal, close to the famous Neandertal. It has two stations, Erkrath station, which is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 8, and Erkrath Nord station, which is served by S-Bahn line S 28, both at 20 minute intervals.
History
In that part of Neandertal, 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. The name Erkrath was first mentioned in 1148. Erkrath received town 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.
Gallery
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Heilig-Geist-Kirche-Erkrath-Hochdahl-Sandheide-3702.jpg
Heilig-Geist-Kirche (Erkrath)
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Neanderkirche Erkrath 02.JPG
Neanderkirche (Erkrath)
Twin towns
Cergy-Pontoise, France
West Lancashire, England
Leinefelde in Thuringia (friendship)
Port-de-Paix, Haiti (sponsorship)
Notable people
- Klaus Allofs, former German footballer
- Thomas Allofs, former German footballer
- Toni Turek former German footballer (World Champion 1954)
References
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- Official site (German)
- Homepage of the Neanderthal Museum (German)
- Homepage of the Lokschuppen Museum (German)
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Towns and municipalities in Mettmann (district)
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