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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 and became a state of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949.
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.
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 ...
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.
Dortmund (German: [ˈdɔʁtmʊnt] ⓘ; Westphalian: Düörpm [ˈdyːœɐ̯pm̩]; Latin: Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany.With a population of 612,065 inhabitants, it is the largest city (by area and population) of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. It lies on the Emscher and Ruhr rivers (tributaries of the Rhine) in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, the second biggest ...
May 18, 2024 · North Rhine–Westphalia, Land (state) of western Germany. It is bordered by the states of Lower Saxony to the north and northeast, Hessen to the east, and Rhineland-Palatinate to the south and by the countries of Belgium to the southwest and the Netherlands to the west.
North Rhine-Westphalia (often abbreviated to NRW) is a German state founded after World War II by British occupation authorities. The state capital is Dusseldorf while Cologne is the most populous city.
The Land of North Rhine-Westphalia came into being as part of the new restructuring in Europe after the Second World War. It is located in the central western part of Germany and with more than 18 million people its largest federal state by population.
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.
Oct 9, 2023 · North Rhine-Westphalia (short version NRW) is a German state. It was created in 1946 by the British military administration, who combined the former province of Westphalia and the norther parts of the Rhine province into a new state.
