Erkrath

Erkrath () is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Key facts

German place.type: Stadt
German place.name: Erkrath
German place.image_photo: Erkrath Hochdahler Markt.jpg
German place.image_coa: DEU Erkrath COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Erkrath in ME.svg
German place.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German place.region: Düsseldorf
German place.district: Mettmann
German place.elevation: 68
German place.area: 26.88
German place.postal_code: 40699
German place.area_code: 0211, 02104, 02129, 02103

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Erkrath () is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

==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.