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] Low German: Noordryn-Westfaulen or Noordrhien-Westfalen [citation needed]), commonly shortened to NRW (German: [ɛnʔɛʁˈveː] ⓘ), is a state (Land) in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany.
By the end of the 5th century, Franks had conquered all the left bank lands of North Rhine-Westphalia, but Saxons were pushing into Westphalia, the name of which has its origins as one of the original main parts of their territory.
Mar 5, 2024 · state, Germany. External Websites. Also known as: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nordrhein-Westfalia. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Nordrhein-Westfalen ([ˌnɔrtraɪ̯nvɛstˈfaːlən] , Ländercode NW, geläufige Abkürzung NRW) ist ein teilsouveräner Gliedstaat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Mit rund 18,1 Millionen Einwohnern ist es das bevölkerungsreichste Land Deutschlands. Die Landeshauptstadt ist Düsseldorf; die Stadt mit den meisten Einwohnern ist Köln.
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North Rhine–Westphalia, German Nordrhein-Westfalen, State (pop., 2020 est.: 17,925,570), western Germany. It is bordered by the states of Lower Saxony, Hesse, and Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as the countries of Belgium and the Netherlands.
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. It is in the western part of Germany and has 18,033,000 inhabitants.