North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state in Germany, with 17.5 million inhabitants, located in the west of the country. It consists of two historically independent parts - Nordrhein, the urbanized area across the river Rhine in the southwest, and …
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Dortmund
Dortmund is a city with a population of about 600,000 in the North Rhine-Westphalia region in Germany.Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is a city on the River Rhine in western Germany and is the capital city of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.Bonn
The federal city of Bonn is one of the largest cities in the Cologne Lowland, second only to Cologne itself in terms of population count.Destinations
Cologne Lowland
Cologne Lowland is a region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, centered around the cities of Cologne and Bonn on the river Rhine.Lower Rhine
Lower Rhine is a region in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany along the river Rhine below the Cologne Lowland.South Westphalia
South Westphalia—consisting of Sauerland, Siegerland and some smaller sub-regions—is a region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg Forest, also known as Eastern Westphalia and Lippe, is a region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.North Rhine-Westphalia Hotels
North Rhine-Westphalia
- Location: Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- Population: 17,600,000
- Abbreviation: NRW
- Latitude of center: 51° 13' 8.2" (51.219°) north
- Longitude of center: 6° 45' 48.2" (6.7634°) east
- Elevation: 45 meters (148 feet)
- Neighbors: Gelderland, Hesse, Limburg, Liège, Lower Saxony, Overijssel, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wallonia
- Wikidata: North Rhine-Westphalia
- Wikimedia Commons: North Rhine-Westphalia
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Other Names for North Rhine-Westphalia
Dutch: Noordrijn-Westfalen
English: Northrhine-Westphalia
French: Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie
Italian: Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia
Korean: 노르트라인베스트팔렌 주
Russian: Северный Рейн-Вестфалия
Spanish: Renania del Norte-Westfalia
Turkish: Kuzey Ren-Vestfalya
Land Nordrhein-Westfalen
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