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North Rhine-Westphalia

Lower Rhine

Lower Rhine is a region in the state of in along the river Rhine below the . As well as the immediate banks of the river, it includes the lowlands extending westwards of it until the border. , the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, is included in the region, alongside the cities of and facing it across the Rhine.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Düsseldorf and Mönchengladbach.

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is a city on the River Rhine in western and is the capital city of the state of . It is one of the economic centres of the country, and a major city within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, with a population of 620,000.

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is a city in , with 262,000 inhabitants.

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, also spelled Crefeld until 1925, is a city in , in western . It is located northwest of , its center lying just a few kilometers to the west of the river Rhine; the borough of is situated directly on the Rhine.

Destinations to Discover

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is a city of 154,000 people across the Rhine River from in the region of . It is known for its historic Roman sites, and for the annual Neusser Bürger-Schützenfest.

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is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern near the border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century onwards, Cleves was capital of a county and later a duchy.

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is a city on the River Rhine in Lower Rhine in the state of in , with a population of around 30,000.

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is a town in , , . It has been an incorporated town since 1970. is the municipality with the most income millionaires in .

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is a town in the district of , in in . It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western .

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is the fourth-largest airport in Germany. It is 6 km north of and serves as gateway to the city and as primary airport of the .

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is in Lower Rhine. It's a town of 12,000 inhabitants whose main claim to fame is the airport which is sometimes marketed by associating it with some 80 km east.

Lower Rhine

Latitude of center
51.3649° or 51° 21′ 54″ north
Longitude of center
6.5396° or 6° 32′ 23″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q445609
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Lower Rhine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “下莱茵”
  • Chinese: “下莱茵地区”
  • Chinese: “下萊茵地區”
  • Croatian: “Donja Rajna”
  • Czech: “Niederrhein”
  • Dutch: “Nederrijn”
  • Dutch: “Nederrijnregio”
  • Dutch: “Niederrhein”
  • Esperanto: “Regiono Malsupra Rejno”
  • Finnish: “Ala-Reini”
  • French: “Basse-Rhénanie”
  • German: “Niederrhein-Gebiet”
  • German: “Niederrhein”
  • German: “Region Niederrhein”
  • Hebrew: “הריין התחתון”
  • Interlingua: “Basse Rhenania”
  • Italian: “Bassa Renania”
  • Japanese: “ニーダーライン地方”
  • Japanese: “ノルトライン地方”
  • Japanese: “下ラインラント”
  • Kölsch: “Niederrhing”
  • Korean: “니더라인”
  • Limburgan: “Nederrien (regio in Pruses)”
  • Limburgan: “Nederrien”
  • Low German: “Nedderrhien”
  • Macedonian: “Долна Рајна (област)”
  • Macedonian: “Долна Рајна”
  • Romanian: “Cursul Inferior al Rinului”
  • Romanian: “Niederrhein”
  • Russian: “Нижний Рейн (регион)”
  • Russian: “Нижний Рейн”
  • Slovenian: “Niederrhein”
  • Slovenian: “Spodnje Porenje”
  • Spanish: “Baja Renania”
  • Swedish: “Niederrhein”
  • Ukrainian: “Нижній Рейн”
  • Venetian: “Basa Renània”
  • Western Frisian: “Nederryn (regio)”
  • Western Frisian: “Nederryn”

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