Erkrath is a North-Rhine-Westphalian (Germany) city directly on the Düssel river. It is located directly east of Düsseldorf close to the Neandertal. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country. ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Mettmann is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... Area codes in Germany (German Vorwahl) have from two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. ... License plates in Germany show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ... The Düssel is a small right tributary of the River Rhine in North Rhine Westphalia. ... Düsseldorf in Germany The Düsseldorf Coat of Arms Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

Erkrath received the city rights in 1966. In 1975, the municipality of Hochdahl was incorporated into Erkrath. Erkrath today has three local parts: Erkrath, Hochdahl and Unterfeldhaus. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Twinned cities

• Cergy-Pontoise, France
• Lancashire
• Leinefelde in Thuringia (friendship)
• Port-de-Paix, Haiti (sponsorship)