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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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“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.
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.
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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]
North Rhine-Westphalia ( Nordrhein-Westfalen in German) is the most populous and most economically important state in Germany. The state was formed in 1946 by the merger of the Prussian provinces of northern Rhineland and Westphalia. With a a population of 18,033,000 inhabitants, North Rhine-Westphalia would be the fifth most populous country ...
