North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Low Franconian: Noordrien-Wesfale, Low German: Noordrhien-Westfalen, Kölsch: Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale) is the federal state (Bundesland) with the highest population in Germany. It is in the western part of Germany and has 18,033,000 inhabitants. The capital is Düsseldorf, while the city with the most inhabitants is Cologne.
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Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Capital | Düsseldorf |
| Government | |
| • Minister President | Hendrik Wüst (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU / FDP |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34,084 km2 (13,160 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18,033,000 |
| • Density | 529.075/km2 (1,370.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | nrw.de |
Districts
North Rhine-Westphalia is divided into five government regions:
History
- 1807-1813 — Westphalia is a kingdom.
- 1817 — Westphalia became a province of Prussia.
- 1824 — Jülich, Kleve, Berg and Niederrhein united to Rhine Province.
- 1919 — Belgium took Eupen and Malmedy.
- 1946 — Rhine Province, Westphalia and Lippe-Detmold united to North Rhine-Westphalia.
Cities
- Aachen
- Bergisch Gladbach
- Bielefeld
- Bocholt
- Bochum
- Bonn
- Bottrop
- Castrop-Rauxel
- Cologne
- Dinslaken
- Dortmund
- Düren
- Düsseldorf
- Duisburg
- Essen
- Geldern
- Gelsenkirchen
- Gütersloh
- Hagen
- Hamm
- Hattingen
- Heinsberg
- Herne
- Iserlohn
- Köln
- Krefeld
- Leverkusen
- Lippstadt
- Lünen
- Marl
- Moers
- Mönchengladbach
- Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Münster
- Neuss
- Oberhausen
- Paderborn
- Ratingen
- Recklinghausen
- Remscheid
- Siegen
- Solingen
- Unna
- Velbert
- Wesel
- Wuppertal
- Witten
- Xanten