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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    Additional map exhibiting the region. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia was established by the British military administration's "Operation Marriage" on 23 August 1946 by merging the province of Westphalia and the northern parts of the Rhine Province, both being political divisions of the former state of Prussia within the German Reich. [4] [5] On 21 January 1947, the former state of Lippe ...
  2. § Brief overview of the North Rhine-Westphalia federated state. North Rhine-Westphalia, abbreviated NRW, is the most densely populated federated state in Germany, located in the west of the country. The territory of North Rhine-Westphalia hosts the large German Eifel National Park (in German: Eifel), with an area of more than 10 thousand hectares.
  3. North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a federal state in western Germany.It is bordered by Lower Saxony to the north and northeast, Hesse to the east and Rhineland-Palatinate to the south. It also shares a border with Belgium and the Netherlands. It is the most populous state in Germany and the fourth-largest by area.
  4. Dec 1, 2024North Rhine-Westphalia, Land (state) of western Germany.It is bordered by the states of Lower Saxony to the north and northeast, Hessen to the east, and Rhineland-Palatinate to the south and by the countries of Belgium to the southwest and the Netherlands to the west. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia was created in 1946 through the amalgamation of the former Prussian province of ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. The state is also a national leader. North Rhine-Westphalia has always been Germany's powerhouse. North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's No. 1 industrial region. Our livelihood depends on industry. Industry sustains and drives forward research, growth and wealth in our state. Of Germany's top 100 corporations, 37 are based in North Rhine ...
  6. circabc.europa.eu

    Of the 82 German cities with at least 100 000 inhabitants, 30 are in North Rhine-Westphalia. The capital is Düsseldorf, but the largest city is Cologne with around 970 000 inhabitants. Wooded and agricultural areas are 25% and 51% respectively.
  7. Bonn, city, Köln Regierungsbezirk (administrative district), North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), Germany. The city is located on the Rhine River, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Cologne. From 1949 to 1990 it was the provisional capital of West Germany, and it served as the seat of the German
  8. simple.wikipedia.org

    North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Low Franconian: Noordrien-Wesfale, Low German: Noordrhien-Westfalen, Kölsch: Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale) is the federal state with the highest population in Germany.It is in the western part of Germany and has 18,033,000 inhabitants. The capital is Düsseldorf, while the city with the most inhabitants is Cologne.
  9. en.wikipedia.org

    North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen [ˈnɔɐ̯tʁaɪn vɛstˈfaːlən] ⓘ, usually shortened to NRW, official short form NW) is the westernmost, most populous, and economically most powerful state of Germany.The state was formed in 1946, by merger of two rather distinct territories of the historic Free State of Prussia: the Rhine Province and the Province of Westphalia.

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    North Rhine-Westphalia

    State in Germany
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    North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a state in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states, it is also the most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of 34,084 km², it is the fourth-largest German state by size. North Rhine-Westphalia features 30 of the 81 German municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, including Cologne, the state capital Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Essen and other cities predominantly located in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the largest urban area in Germany and the fourth-largest on the European continent. The location of the Rhine-Ruhr at the heart of the European Blue Banana makes it well connected to other major European cities and metropolitan areas like the Randstad, the Flemish Diamond and the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region. Wikipedia

    CountryGermany
    Founded23 August 1946
    CapitalDüsseldorf
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