SW DH-271 Federal German State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Wesfalen)

North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is the most populous state of Germany, as well as the fourth largest by area.

 

North Rhine-Westphalia was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly parts of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf; the biggest city is Cologne.

Four of Germany's ten biggest cities—Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, and Essen—are located in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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