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 20,210 km2 (7,803 sq mi) and 7.9 million inhabitants.
North Rhine-Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW in both written and spoken language, is the most populous of the 16 states of Germany.
Herford is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Minden-Lübbecke, Lippe, the urban district of Bielefeld, and the districts Gütersloh and Osnabrück.
The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine.
The Vechte (in German and in Low Saxon or Vecht, often called Overijsselse Vecht in the Netherlands to avoid confusion with its Utrecht counterpart, is a river in Germany and the Netherlands. Its total length is 182 km, of which 107 km are on German soil.
DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany.
The Dinkel is a river in Germany and the Netherlands, left tributary of the Vecht. Its total length is 89 km (55 mi), of which 47 km (29 mi) in Germany. The Dinkel originates in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, between Ahaus and Coesfeld. It flows north to Gronau, crosses the border with the Netherlands (Overijssel), flows through Losser, Denekamp, and recrosses the border to Germany. The Dinkel joins the Vechte in Neuenhaus.
The Else is a left tributary of the river Werre in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia and in southern Lower Saxony. The Else is a distributary of the river Hase and begins at a river bifurcation near Melle.
The Große Aue is an 88-kilometre-long (55 mi), southwestern, left tributary of the River Weser in northern North Rhine-Westphalia and central Lower Saxony in Germany.
The Ahler Bruchgraben is a left tributary of the River Else in the northeast of the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The stream is part of the Weser basin and drains a small area of the Ravensberg Hills.
Warmenau is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia and of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Else near Bünde.
The Aue, also known as the Bückeburger Aue, is an approximately 39 km (24 mi) long, eastern tributary of the river Weser in the Schaumburg District of Lower Saxony, and in the Minden-Lübbecke District of North Rhine-Westphalia. It flows into the Weser near Petershagen.
Exter is a 26.1 km (16.2 mi) long river in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Weser in Rinteln.
Speller Aa is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Große Aa near Lünne.
Eggel is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Diemel. Its lower section defines the boundary between North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse.
Wilde Aa is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, Germany. It flows into the Orke near Lichtenfels.
Schaler Aa is a river of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Große Aa south of Freren.
The Ems-Leine-Express is the name of a German Regional-Express service in North Rhine-Westphalia that has connected the Emsland city of Rheine, Lower Saxony, the regional centre of Osnabrück, the east Westphalian city of Minden and the Lower Saxony regional centres of Hanover and Braunschweig since 5 November 2000.
The Weser-Leine-Express is the name used in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) for a Regional-Express service that connects the east Westphalian regional centre of Bielefeld and Minden and the Lower Saxony regional centres of Hanover and Braunschweig. The NRW government found that there was sufficient state interest for it to support operations on the section in that state. The service alternates with the Ems-Leine-Express, which connects Rheine with Minden and Braunschweig. The border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony Between is crossed between Minden and Bückeburg.
Eltingmühlenbach is a river of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Glane near Greven. On its course from near Bad Iburg to the southwest, it assumes several names: Glaner Bach, Oedingberger Bach and Aa.
