2 ). ▁The ▁main ▁church ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁after ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁H imm elf ah rt sk irche , ▁but ▁the ▁tower ▁surv ives ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁monument . ▁ ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 2 ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁churches ▁Category : Form er ▁churches ▁in ▁Dresden <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Rhein - Er ft - K re is ▁is ▁a ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁Germany . ▁Ne igh bor ing ▁districts ▁are ▁Ne uss , ▁district - free ▁C ologne , ▁Rhein - S ieg , ▁E us kir chen , ▁D ü ren . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁borders ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁previous ▁districts ▁Berg heim ▁and ▁C ologne ▁were ▁merged . ▁Be coming ▁effective ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁renamed ▁from ▁Er ft kreis ▁to ▁Rhein - Er ft - K re is . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁the ▁Er ft , ▁which ▁also ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁name . ▁The ▁Er ft ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁E if el , ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁river . ▁The ▁lake ▁Ble ib tre use e ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁Town s ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁coat ▁of