Westphalia
Sign in to saveWestphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.
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Westphalia is a region in northwestern Germany that is now part of the modern state of North Rhine-Westphalia, along with two other historic territories. With a population of 7.9 million people, it remains one of the most populous regions in Germany today.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Westphalia
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- NDS
- Settlement.settlement_type
- State part and historic region of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flagge_des_Landschaftsverbandes_Westfalen-Lippe.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 169px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Wappen_des_Landschaftsverbandes_Westfalen-Lippe.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100px
- Settlement.anthem
- Westfalenlied
- Settlement.image_map
- Westphalia in Germany FMue.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Westphalia in Germany.
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- Locator map Westfalen in North Rhine-Westphalia.svg
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30 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Landscapes
- Largest cities
- Rivers
- Mountains
- Westphalia and Eastphalia
- Division
- Symbols
- Coat of arms
- Current use
- Previous use
- Similar versions
- Flag
- Current use
- Previous use
- Similar versions
- Anthem
- Identity
- History
- Roman incursion
- Charlemagne
- Middle Ages
- Early modern era
- Prussia
- Modern Westphalia
- Economy
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Westphalia (; ; ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.
The territory of the region is almost identical with the historic Province of Westphalia, which was a part of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1815 to 1918 and the Free State of Prussia from 1918 to 1946. In 1946, Westphalia merged with North Rhine, another former part of Prussia, to form the newly created state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1947, the state with its two historic parts was joined by a third one: Lippe, a former principality and free state.