english - Elsdorf ... located between Erft and Rur Rivers

It became the legal successor to the up-to-then independent communities of Angelsdorf, Elsdorf, Esch, Heppendorf, Niederembt and Oberembt. The roots of this community go far back into the time when this area was settled by the Franconians. Near the end of the 5th century the Franconian settlement had achieved quite a population as excavations of a Franconian burial ground revealed. Legend has it that the name of Elsdorf is derived from Egilhard, he Abbot of Corneli Abbey killed in 881 near Bergheim. The name evolved through Egilodorp, Egilisdorp, Egilsdorp all the way to the present Elsdorf. Around 1800 the village had a population of about 500, but it significantly increased after formation of the Pfeifer & Langen Sugar Factory in 1869. Today Elsdorf has about 21,700 residents.

The “Grouv”, a pond in Grouven

Elsdorf is a rural community with a total of 14 smaller sub-communities and an area of 2 about 66 km. The municipal development, however is concentrated on Elsdorf and Berrendorf for residential purposes with a primary focus on the designated settlement center of Elsdorf. Both of these areas are offering bundles of public and private facilities for welfare, education and culture, social and medical care and leisure activities. City Hall is also located in the developmentcenter of Elsdorf.

Two Autobahn connections (A4/A61) and Federal Highways (B55n and B477n) as well as several state routes provide Elsdorf with an extraordinary degree of regional traffic connections. A designated larger industrial area in the eastern part of the community provides justified expectations for positive and future-oriented job developments.

Swimming pool in Elsdorf

Children and youth have access to a total of twelve kindergartens, elementary schools in Esch, Elsdorf and Berrendorf-Wüllenrath as well as a school center with a combined main and middle school tract in Angelsdorf. Sports and leisure activities can make use of a heated outdoor pool, an indoor pool, an athletic center with stadium seats, a barn floor arena, a practice field, tennis courts, a gymnasium, additional sports and playing fields plus playgrounds in all communities.