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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.
“I do not know the reason why…”, Heinrich Heine wrote. The poet who authored the world-famous Lorelei song came from Düsseldorf. He was born in an old-town house back in 1797. The building now houses a literary book shop. The Heinrich-Heine-Institute very close by keeps his memory alive with an archive, library, museum, and numerous events.
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Nordrhein-Westfalen ( [ˌnɔrtraɪ̯nvɛstˈfaːlən] , [A 1] Ländercode NW, geläufige Abkürzung NRW [8]) ist ein teilsouveräner Gliedstaat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. [9] [10] Mit rund 18,1 Millionen Einwohnern ist es das bevölkerungsreichste Land Deutschlands. Die Landeshauptstadt ist Düsseldorf; die Stadt mit den meisten Einwohnern ...
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Pages in category "People from North Rhine-Westphalia". The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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History of Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia was established by the British military administration's "Operation Marriage" on 23 August 1946 by merging the Rhine Province with the Province of Westphalia. On 21 January 1947, the former Free State of Lippe was merged with North Rhine-Westphalia. [1]
Famous people from North Rhine-Westphalia include (chronologically): the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, the poet Heinrich Heine, the industrialist Alfred Krupp, the social scientist and political theorist Friedrich Engels, the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, the F1 driver Michael Schumacher, th...
