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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.
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 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 ...
ISO 3166-2:DE is the entry for Germany in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1 . The current version of the standard defines codes for all 16 ...
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.
The British Military Government’s ‘Operation Marriage’ created the State of North Rhine-Westphalia on 23 August, 1946, by merging the northern part of the former Prussian Rhine Province with Westphalia, another province of the now defunct state of Prussia. On 21 January, 1947, the new state was joined by the territory of Lippe.
Apr 12, 2024 · North Rhine-Westphalia was established in 1946 after World War II from the Prussian provinces of Westphalia and the northern part of Rhine Province (North Rhine), and the Free State of Lippe by the British military administration in Allied-occupied Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia became a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, and the city of Bonn served as the federal capital until ...
