Erft

The Erft is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows through the foothills of the Eifel, and joins the Lower Rhine. Its origin is near Nettersheim, and its mouth in Neuss-Grimlinghausen south of the Josef Cardinal Frings Bridge. The river is 106.6 kilometres long, which is significantly shorter than it was originally. Due to the open-pit mining …
The Erft is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows through the foothills of the Eifel, and joins the Lower Rhine. Its origin is near Nettersheim, and its mouth in Neuss-Grimlinghausen south of the Josef Cardinal Frings Bridge. The river is 106.6 kilometres long, which is significantly shorter than it was originally. Due to the open-pit mining of lignite in the Hambacher Loch, the flow of the river had to be changed.
  • Country: Germany
  • State: North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Reference no.: DE: 274
  • Length: 106.6 km (66.2 mi)
  • Basin size: 1,837.915 km² (709.623 sq mi)
  • Progression: Rhine→ North Sea
  • Landmarks: Cities: Neuss · Large towns: Euskirchen, Erftstadt, Bedburg, Bergheim, Grevenbroich, Kerpen · Small towns: Bad Münstereifel
Data from: en.wikipedia.org