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The planimetrically determined centre of North Rhine-Westphalia is located in the south of Dortmund- Aplerbeck in the Aplerbecker Mark (51° 28' N, 7° 33' Ö). Its westernmost point is situated near Selfkant close to the Dutch border, the easternmost near Höxter on the Weser. The southernmost point lies near Hellenthal in the Eifel region.
The former Free State of Lippe was joined in 1947. North Rhine-Westphalia is situated "deep in the West" of Germany and includes the plains of the Lower Rhine region and parts of the Central Uplands ( Mittelgebirge) up to the gorge of Porta Westfalica. The state comprises a land area of 34,083 km² (13,158 square miles) and shares borders with ...
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North Rhine-Westphalia was established by the British military administration's "Operation Marriage" on 23 August 1946. [1] Originally, it consisted of Westphalia and the northern parts of the Rhine Province, both formerly part of Prussia. On 21 January 1947, the former state of Lippe was merged with North Rhine-Westphalia. [1]
Das Wichtigste über Nordrhein-Westfalen. Nordrhein-Westfalen liegt im Westen Deutschlands und ist mit rund 18 Millionen Einwohnern das bevölkerungsreichste Bundesland der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, flächenbezogen mit 34.080 km² das viertgrößte. Die Landeshauptstadt ist Düsseldorf, die größte Stadt ist Köln.
Das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen wurde 1946 von der britischen Besatzungsmacht aus der preußischen Provinz Westfalen und dem Nordteil der ebenfalls preußischen Rheinprovinz ( Nordrhein) errichtet und 1947 um das Land Lippe erweitert. [3] [11] Seit 1949 ist es ein Land der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Bis 1999 war Bonn alleiniger Regierungssitz der ...
Cologne. / 50.93639°N 6.95278°E / 50.93639; 6.95278. Cologne ( / kəˈloʊn / ⓘ kə-LOHN; German: Köln [kœln] ⓘ; Kölsch: Kölle [ˈkœlə] ⓘ) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 ...
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.
